Vicksburg Chapter Young People In Recovery is partnering with The Westside Theatre Foundation to host a film screening of Tipping The Pain Scale, highlighting the innovative solutions and change agents in the addiction and recovery world making a difference across the country. The screening and panel discussion will take place at The Strand on Sep. 30 at 4 p.m.
Tipping The Pain Scale follows six individuals grappling with the current systemic failures of how we have dealt with addiction in communities and their journey to develop and employ new, and often controversial solutions to the problem. It is a quasi-anthology, weaving characters through their own stories as they connect to the issues plaguing all communities and the country in an urgent fight to save lives. It is a positive and uplifting, yet gritty and real, story of redemption and hope in cinema verité style.
As the drug epidemic sweeps across our nation, it has definitely left a mark on the Vicksburg community as a whole. Youth and young adults are disproportionately affected by the substance use epidemic: drug overdoses are now the number-one cause of accidental death in the U.S. with more than six in 10 deaths of young adults involving an opioid. Substance use disorder (including alcohol) is estimated to affect nearly 21 million people in the U.S. And for every youth or young adult struggling with addiction, there are hundreds of millions more family members, siblings, friends, and other loved ones desperate to help them..As the drug epidemic sweeps across our nation, it has definitely left a mark on the Vicksburg community as a whole. While there is no EASY solution, the issue must be addressed in a more positive light. We must all do our part to save those that are affected by substance use. Edmund Burke once said, ” The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
The film features Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, NFL Pro Bowl Player Darren Waller, Spoken Word Artist, and Educator Joseph Green, Washington State Representative Lauren Davis, Community Outreach Volunteer Roz Pichardo, Boston Police Officer Josh De La Rosa. Tipping The Pain Scale is produced by filmmakers Greg Williams and Jeff Reilly, co-creators of the groundbreaking addiction films, THE ANONYMOUS PEOPLE and GENERATION FOUND, and Executive Produced by Tim Grant. The film features an original score from Grammy award-winner, Brendan Berry, as well as featuring music from Sia.
“Solving the complex addiction crisis in communities requires diverse sectors of society to come together,” said Greg Williams, the film’s producer. “Tipping The Pain Scale is a solution-oriented story that doesn’t spend much time talking about the problem, but where do go from here, and what can we all do to play a role in turning the tide on this often-forgotten pandemic impacting more than 40 million Americans and their families directly.” Special event screening tickets are available now by clicking here https://tinyurl.com/yprvicksburg. Tickets are available at the door. The screening event will feature a post-film discussion including people from all walks of life. EVERYONE IS INVITED. You can learn more about the film here: https://www.tippingthepainscale.com.
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