Set in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL is an intimate, observational look beyond the stigma of injection drug users, revealing the courage of those facing terrible tragedy in a neighbourhood often referred to as ground zero of the overdose crisis in Canada.
As the number of overdose deaths reaches an all time high, the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) opens its doors — a renegade safe injection site that employs primarily current or former drug users, its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a deeply marginalized community as the overdose crisis rages.
The film follows Sarah, an activist who opened OPS without government approval, as she strives to raise awareness about the crisis; Trey, a graffiti artist and former heroin user who spends his days reversing overdoses and memorializing lost community members; Ronnie, a seasoned frontline worker nicknamed Narcan Jesus, struggling with burnout from the demanding work and witnessing so much loss; Norma, a much-loved Indigenous elder in the community, who cooks meals for the staff when she’s not administering naloxone; and Dana, an active fentanyl user who constantly saves lives at work while struggling with his own drug use. With loved ones dying in unprecedented numbers, the staff at OPS does whatever it takes to keep the doors open and find radical new ways out of the devastating but widely ignored crisis ravaging their community.
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Established in 2009, the Community Foundation has attracted more than $13 million in endowed and long-term funds and invested more than $5.5 million in projects that build community vitality.
CUPE 3908 is a union local representing Contract Faculty and Student Academic Workers at Trent University.
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The Peterborough-Kawartha NDP Riding Association is the home of the provincial and federal NDP in our community. Join our movement by becoming a member and take action on the issues that matter to you.
Your Community AIDS Resource Network provides support and health promotion for people who are living with, affected by, or at-risk for HIV in the four counties of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton; education and equipment for people at risk for HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections; outreach and programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 2-spirit, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth and women who are living with, affected by, or at-risk for HIV; community capacity building projects and workshops; and awareness of HIV/AIDS issues to the broader community.
- Year2022
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorColin Askey
- ProducerMonika Navarro, Robinder Uppal, Marc Serpa Francoeur
- Executive ProducerSean Baker, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen
- CinematographerColin Askey, Eric D. Sanderson
- EditorColin Askey
Set in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL is an intimate, observational look beyond the stigma of injection drug users, revealing the courage of those facing terrible tragedy in a neighbourhood often referred to as ground zero of the overdose crisis in Canada.
As the number of overdose deaths reaches an all time high, the Overdose Prevention Society (OPS) opens its doors — a renegade safe injection site that employs primarily current or former drug users, its staff and volunteers save lives and give hope to a deeply marginalized community as the overdose crisis rages.
The film follows Sarah, an activist who opened OPS without government approval, as she strives to raise awareness about the crisis; Trey, a graffiti artist and former heroin user who spends his days reversing overdoses and memorializing lost community members; Ronnie, a seasoned frontline worker nicknamed Narcan Jesus, struggling with burnout from the demanding work and witnessing so much loss; Norma, a much-loved Indigenous elder in the community, who cooks meals for the staff when she’s not administering naloxone; and Dana, an active fentanyl user who constantly saves lives at work while struggling with his own drug use. With loved ones dying in unprecedented numbers, the staff at OPS does whatever it takes to keep the doors open and find radical new ways out of the devastating but widely ignored crisis ravaging their community.
SPONSORED BY:
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
Established in 2009, the Community Foundation has attracted more than $13 million in endowed and long-term funds and invested more than $5.5 million in projects that build community vitality.
CUPE 3908 is a union local representing Contract Faculty and Student Academic Workers at Trent University.
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
The Peterborough-Kawartha NDP Riding Association is the home of the provincial and federal NDP in our community. Join our movement by becoming a member and take action on the issues that matter to you.
Your Community AIDS Resource Network provides support and health promotion for people who are living with, affected by, or at-risk for HIV in the four counties of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton; education and equipment for people at risk for HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections; outreach and programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 2-spirit, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth and women who are living with, affected by, or at-risk for HIV; community capacity building projects and workshops; and awareness of HIV/AIDS issues to the broader community.
- Year2022
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- DirectorColin Askey
- ProducerMonika Navarro, Robinder Uppal, Marc Serpa Francoeur
- Executive ProducerSean Baker, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen
- CinematographerColin Askey, Eric D. Sanderson
- EditorColin Askey
