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“The Anonymous People”—Exclusive Film Event
“The Anonymous People”—Exclusive Film Event
Feature documentary about the 23.5 million Americans in long-term recovery from addiction
Monday, November 25th at 7:30pm
General Admission: $8 Advance; $10 Day of Show
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THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE is a feature documentary film
about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from
alcohol and other drug addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma and
mass participation in widely successful anonymous 12-step groups have
kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades.
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The vacuum created by this silence has been filled by sensational
mass media depictions of addiction that continue to perpetuate a lurid
public fascination with the dysfunctional side of what is a preventable
and treatable health condition.
Just like women with breast cancer, or people with HIV/AIDS,
courageous addiction recovery advocates are starting to come out of the
shadows to tell their true stories.
The moving story of The Anonymous People will be told through the
faces and voices of the leaders, volunteers, corporate executives, and
celebrities who are laying it all on the line.