Oxycontin – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED – Review by Diane Carson

January 22, 2023January 23, 2023 Diane Carson all the beauty and the bloodshed, documentaries, laura poitras, nan goldin, Oxycontin

The title of director Laura Poitras’ documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed announces the dual aspects of her profile of artist, activist Nan Goldin’s life. But, in truth, Goldin exhibits a through line to her personal and political work. In her own observation, she’s an outlier in her art and her protests. Goldin exposed the truth behind the Sackler name on many museum wings, rooms, and galleries, due to the money they’ve given from their deceptive OxyContin campaigns. For their activism, Goldin and those involved were snubbed and stalked, but undeterred channeled their frustration and anger into constructive action. To their credit, they’ve made a difference.

Interviews

Rosario Dawson on DOPESICK, the Opioid Crisis and Representing – Leslie Combemale interviews.

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Leslie Combemale Danny Strong, kaitlyn dever, Michael Keaton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Oxycontin, Peter Saarsgard, Rosario Dawson, Will Poulter

Cast as a crusading DEA Agent in Dopestick, Rosario Dawson comments on the opioid crisis: I think this show, and why we’re in DC pushing it, is about the fact that we are not just trying to entertain people. We want this to be something that profoundly changes the game. You could feel it from every single person in the crew, because I have family and friends who have succumbed to the opioid crisis. 2020 had a record high of overdoses, and 75% of those overdoses were opioids. So we need to do something about it, and hopefully the show motivates people to do just that.