The opioid crisis has been making news for the past few years. In 2022, the miniseries "Dopesick" exposed the root of the crisis: the Sackler family, through their company Purdue Pharma, marketed products to people in Appalachia that got them addicted to these things, causing large numbers of deaths.
Laura Poitras's Academy Award-nominated "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" focuses on another person who helped exposed the Sacklers' evildoing: Nan Goldin. Goldin had been an artist for years, looking at marginalized communities, and carrying out actions to draw attention to the AIDS epidemic. In the 21st century, Goldin has been leading the push for museums to take down the Sacklers' names from their buildings.
In addition to exposing the Sacklers' crimes, Goldin also talks about her own health. She achieved this by finding her community in New York, and she has stood up for them ever since.
All in all, a fine documentary. I recommend it. Poitras also directed "Citizenfour", about Edward Snowden's expose of the NSA's spying apparatus; Melissa Leo played her in Oliver Stone's movie about Snowden.
Laura Poitras's Academy Award-nominated "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" focuses on another person who helped exposed the Sacklers' evildoing: Nan Goldin. Goldin had been an artist for years, looking at marginalized communities, and carrying out actions to draw attention to the AIDS epidemic. In the 21st century, Goldin has been leading the push for museums to take down the Sacklers' names from their buildings.
In addition to exposing the Sacklers' crimes, Goldin also talks about her own health. She achieved this by finding her community in New York, and she has stood up for them ever since.
All in all, a fine documentary. I recommend it. Poitras also directed "Citizenfour", about Edward Snowden's expose of the NSA's spying apparatus; Melissa Leo played her in Oliver Stone's movie about Snowden.