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Darren Foster is an award-winning director and producer. His latest film, <a href="https://cnncreativemarketing.com/project/american-pain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Pain</a>, which explores the origins of the opioid epidemic through the rise and fall of twins from Florida who became the kingpins of America’s largest prescription drug trafficking network, airs on CNN on February 5. Darren’s first feature documentary, Science Fair, won the Festival Favorite Award at Sundance 2018, the Audience Award at SXSW, a Critic’s Choice Award and an Emmy, and is currently being adapted into a narrative feature by Elizabeth Banks and Universal Pictures. Darren also recently directed Own the Room, a feature documentary about five international students competing in one of the world’s most prestigious business pitch competitions. He previously won a duPont Award for Death by Fentanyl and a Peabody Award, a Television Academy Honor and an Emmy nomination for The OxyContin Express, both of which also focus on the opioid crisis.

Darren Foster

Film

Pill Mills and Car Chases: The Story Behind American Pain

Nicholas Jarecki is a best-selling author, screenwriter and award-winning director who has produced five films. Crisis, his second picture as writer-director, is out now. A thriller about the opioid crisis, it stars Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear and Michelle Rodriguez. His previous movie, Arbitrage, was made for $13 million and went on to gross more than $52 million in international theatrical and simultaneous video on demand rentals, making it the highest-grossing day-and-date independent film in cinema history. Arbitrage received many accolades and earned a Best Actor nomination for its star Richard Gere at the Golden Globes®. The National Board of Review named it one of its Top 10 Independent Films of 2012.

Nicholas Jarecki

Why I’m Fascinated by Institutional Corruption

Director and producer Spencer T. Folmar grew up in Central Pennsylvania in Clearfield. His time there brewed a passion and love for the area. Though he is based in Los Angeles, California, he attempts to pay homage to his home state when he can. He sees his latest film, Shooting Heroin, out on VOD April 3, as a way to help raise awareness of the opioid epidemic that is ravaging not only his home community, but others around the United States. Folmar is a member of the Producers Guild and Directors Guild of America, has directed four feature films, and has produced seven. His love for filmmaking and tackling real-world issues can be seen in the types of films and projects he has worked on. Folmar also has a passion for training and equipping the next generation of storytellers through his company Veritas Arts, which owns and operates a movie theater, and runs an international film festival.

Spencer T. Folmar

Telling Stories That Liberate

opioid epidemic