How to be a Respectable Junkie: a film experience

A heroin addict in his thirties decides he’s going to take his life so he no longer has to destroy the lives of those around him. But before doing so, he decides to make a video for heroin users everywhere instructing them on how to be respectable junkies, because even he has grown weary of their behavior. HOW TO BE A RESPECTABLE JUNKIE takes an in-depth look into the troubled soul of a man caught in heroin’s deadly grip. Based on real-life events, JUNKIE is at once eye-opening, heartbreaking, full of humor, and ultimately hopeful.
In 2017, Dobama Theatre produced the world premiere of HOW TO BE A RESPECTABLE JUNKIE. Based on real-life events, Junkie was an eye-opening, heartbreaking, funny, and ultimately hopeful story about an heroin addict decides to make a video for heroin users everywhere instructing them on how to be respectable junkies, because even he has grown weary of their behavior. Widely acclaimed, HOW TO BE A RESPECTABLE JUNKIE takes an in-depth look into the troubled soul of a man caught in heroin’s deadly grip. Now this story is available to anyone at anytime through release of HOW TO BE A RESPECTABLE JUNKIE: THE FILM EXPERIENCE.Filmed during the COVID-19 shutdown, the story of Brian, heroin, and hope has never been more timely as the epidemic of opioid has intensified once again during the pandemic. In order to make this important story available to our entire community, we're releasing this film FREE OF CHARGE.If you'd like to support this important work, click one of the links below. The Ed Keating Center provides a chance for sober living to recovering alcoholic, and drug-addicted, men and women. Their three non-profit sober living facilities are home to about 150 men and women at a time.
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written by Greg Vovos
starring Christopher Bohan
with Anne McEvoy
"Amazing Grace" performed by Colleen Longshaw Jackson
filmed by Brian Devers
edited by Mackenna Crosby
production design by Jill Davis
produced by Nathan Motta
Support for this film provided by:
Dominion Energy
Reminger Foundation
Music license: MB015B0IR0XSWS7

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Wow!!! Wonderful. Absolutely brilliant.

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This is a great and wonderful performance. It's a trip through despair to sunshine and self discovery and and happiness.

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So proud of you and this work, Chris!

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I’m so happy you were able to capture this masterclass performance. Such an important piece. Thank you all for bringing it to us.