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Drugs in Documentary Films: A Showcase

  • When
  • June 21, 2017
    1:30–7:30 p.m. (EDT)
  • Where
  • Open Society Foundations–New York
    224 West 57th Street
    New York, NY 10019
    United States of America
  • Speakers
  • Bernardo Ruiz, Violeta Ayala, Litay Ortega, Nicholas Spiers, István Gábor Takács, German Ramirez, and Justine Nagan
  • In partnership with
  • PBS POV

In advance of June 26, a global day of solidarity with people affected by drug policies, please join the Open Society Foundations and PBS POV for a reception and dialogue with filmmakers whose movies provide an inside look at a diversity of harmful effects on individuals and communities across the globe under the current drug control regime.

The showcase will include 10-minute clips of each film, which feature a range of perspectives and issues including prison overcrowding, the criminalization of sacred indigenous plants, and violence and poverty in marginalized communities.

Learn more about the June 26 global day of action to promote drug policy reform by visiting supportdontpunish.org.

Speakers

  • Bernardo Ruiz

    Speaker

    Bernardo Ruiz is the director of Kingdom of Shadows.

  • Violeta Ayala

    Speaker

    Violeta Ayala is the director of Cocaine Prison.

  • Litay Ortega

    Speaker

    Litay Ortega is a director and producer of New Perspectives on Salvia Divinorum.

  • Nicholas Spiers

    Speaker

    Nicholas Spiers is a director and producer of New Perspectives on Salvia Divinorum.

  • István Gábor Takács

    Speaker

    István Gábor Takács is the director of A Day in the Life: The World of Humans Who Use Drugs.

  • German Ramirez

    Speaker

    German Ramirez is the director of Hayuguas.

  • Justine Nagan

    Moderator

    Justine Nagan is executive director of American Documentary, Inc. and POV.

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