NASHVILLE, Ind. – The film The Addict’s Wake has just launched nationally, airing on nearly 200 public-broadcasting stations, with WFYI in Central Indiana airing the documentary on August 31 at 9 p.m. It is slated to appear in markets across the country, from New York to Los Angeles through September.
The movie will also air on PBS World Channel, which reaches more than 120 public-broadcasting stations nationwide. The USA’s top 50 public broadcasting stations represent 68% of America’s 120 million households. The film’s countrywide debut will coincide with National Overdose Awareness Month in August and National Recovery Month in September.
“The public television stations are picking up the film because of the pervasiveness of the issue, particularly in California with all the homeless,” said Lisa Hall, film producer and president of Glory Girl Productions of Nashville, Ind. “And, in a time where stigma is still a battle, the film’s theme of hope and forgiveness is resonating with audiences.”
Hall points out that with meth, heroin, opioid addiction, and now with deadly fentanyl flooding in the United States, fatal overdoses of these drugs are up 30% across the nation today.
The documentary takes viewers alongside a community searching for hope and solutions on the long journey from addiction to recovery. The abridged version of the feature-length film, edited specifically for a national public television audience seeks to encourage communities to act and find a pathway to hope and recovery.
“While this film is set in the small community of Brown County, Indiana, it’s the story of almost every county – small, rural, large, urban and inner city – in the United States,” said Hall. “And this crisis hits every aspect of our society.”
For a list of markets where The Addict’s Wake will air, click here. To view a trailer of the film, go here.
