"Dope Sick Love" Brent and Craig Renaud

[bi11i]

I took time out of my busy day to catch this one. A great documentary on how it is to be out there. Brought back more than just a memory for me and made me cringe down deep more than a dozen times. I had forgotten about how it is to 'need' the high. Not just 'maintainance high', but all out heroin, cocaine, and crack high. The kind of high where your life is so deep in shit that you need a hit just to cope. A real interest renewer....

Check out the links below for a showtime (HBO) or watch the trailer from here: http://www.dctvny.org/productions/dope_sick_love.html (http://www.dctvny.org/productions/dope_sick_love.html)

An opiohile.org highly recommended.

Looks like it can soon be purchased from the link above (for those that don't have cable or HBO.)

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/dopesicklove/ (http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/dopesicklove/)
http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/dopesicklove/bio.html (http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/dopesicklove/bio.html)

Brent and Craig Renaud are brothers and filmmakers who were born and raised in Little Rock, Ark. Beginning in 1995, they worked with celebrated documentary filmmaker Jon Alpert at the Downtown Community TV Center in New York on award-winning projects in places like Afghanistan, Cambodia, Bolivia, China, Pakistan and Iraq. In 2002, Brent and Craig Renaud began to shoot, produce, and edit their own films. The Renaud brothers produced three programs for the documentary series "The Season" on ESPN, bringing a raw style of filmmaking rarely seen in sports television. Since October of 2003, the Renaud brothers have been embedded with the Arkansas National Guard in Iraq filming a 10 part reality series called "Off to War", for the Discovery Times Channel. In the Spring of 2005, the brothers will premiere their first film for HBO's America Undercover series, called "Dope Sick Love", in which they followed the lives of two drug addicted couples on the streets of New York for 18 months.

Dope Sick Love was executive produced by Jon Alpert of DCTV Productions, where the Renaud brothers have cut their teeth on several projects. Alpert is an 11-time Emmy® winner who has received international acclaim for his intrepid work in such hot spots as Iraq (behind enemy lines during both the Gulf War and Operation Freedom), Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Vietnam, Cuba and the Philippines. Alpert has been involved in some of HBO's most honored documentaries, including 1989's One Year in a Life of Crime, 1994's Lock-Up: The Prisoners of Rikers Island, 1995's High on Crack Street: Lost Lives of Lowell, 1998's A Cinderella Season: The Lady Vols Fight Back, 1998's Life of Crime 2 and 2002's Papa.

http://www.hbo.com/docs/img/190widephotos/190x400_dopesicklove.jpg

[shaunclo]

Billi, I caught this movie the other night too, and I agree, it is an awful reminder of how things use to be. This is a great documentary, you should definitely see it if you get a chance.

[bi11i]

I'm glad someone else caught it. I'd like to ultimately use opiophile.org to open up and online book/resource store for opiate materials, including chemistry, videos, etc. Will have to get this one in, once it's done.....

[peacefulwarrior]

would expanding the events calendar be an option in the future? It would be great to have some of those interesting events such as mind states on the calnedar. I was thrilled to hear about mindstates and alex grey coming and a calendar of such events might be really helpful for everyone (possibly with links.) Theres all sorts of cultural events, psychedelic gatherings, spritual and artistic conferences and shows/ music concerts etc etc that might catch an opiophile's interest. Maybe even if we had a thread that allowed us to post upcoming events that we hear about then the solid, interesting suggestions could be put on the calendar.

Just a suggestion.. I know you must be busy Bi11i but you're doing a damn good job brotha

[bi11i]

Hey, I"ve already beaten you to it. Click (http://forum.opiophile.org/showthread.php?p=1050)

I just noticed that this program is on again tonight, on HBO, at about 11pm MST. I'd post it in the calendar, however anyone who catches even this post before the show is going to be lucky. From HBO.com. (http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=606596)



When you're a junkie, the money comes and goes--and so does the high. Do relationships stand a chance among addicts? Meet Matt & Tracy and Sebastian & Michelle--two New York City couples looking for love, and fixes, in all the wrong places. This startlingly candid documentary follows these two drug-addicted couples as they eke out a bare-bones existence on the streets of New York, desperately trying to score cash to pay for their next fix. The result is an unflinching, captivating examination of the human need for love and escape--and the virtual impossibility of finding anything more than temporary solace.

[Death72]

I do not understand how in this day and age people could be so dumb to the effects of drug abuse. I felt little sympathy for these people. I wouldnt be surprised if they end up dead. The father of the one girl is only helping her score more drugs. I see all those items in that apartment going towards the sale of more drugs. :mad:

[moldie]

I saw this documentary a week or so ago, it was deffinately gritty. Watching the one guy cleaning out his rig with public toilet water deffiantely brought back memories. My heart would start beating fast every time they fixed a shot in a public bathroom or enterance-way - the constant thought of someone abruptly intruding im sure is the dreadful fear of everyone when they're in that situation, it sucks.

I always get so jumpy whem in a stall cooking up a shot, my hands shake and whenever someone knocks on the door or slowly walks past I nearly spill my shit. Heroin possesion being felony and all.

[Peripat]

Definitely sounds as though this is worth a look. Thanks, guys.

I supposedly have a multi-region DVD player and the Aussie dollar isn't the joke it was against the greenback two or three years ago, so I may have to shell out for this.

[red26]

This film is no joke.It's that reminder to all of us as to where we've been and where we dont ever want to be again.It really shook me up coming up in the area and all. Also a real eye opener for those of us who havent crossed that line yet and are aspiring to do so.The examples of subjectification were what really hit home. "We're dreamers." he says.So true.When he was talking to the camera about how " we think were getting this money to get out, but it might as well walk itself to the dealers."I had seriously remorsful cravings after watching that doc.

[bi11i]

"We're dreamers." he says.So true.When he was talking to the camera about how " we think were getting this money to get out, but it might as well walk itself to the dealers."I had seriously remorsful cravings after watching that doc.i'm glad you brought that up, that was probably one of the best lines from the whole film.

I'm surprised HBO is playing it so much. It's been on at least a few times a week since it originally aired.

I've yet to take a look at Black Tar Heroin; a board member loaned me a copy - should be interesting (and another HBO from 98 i believe.)

[red26]

I've never herd of that one.Whats the format?Boi, doc, non-fiction?

[COLONELWAYNE]

Hey Death72,If you've never been there ,it's no wonder you don't understand.I'm curious though,if you've never done drugs as your profile says how did you wind up on this site?Furthermore,why did you pick a forum name like "DEATH 72" usually when someone uses a name like that it's because they have a dark depressing history of some sort usually related to drug use.I don't mean to dog you , I'm just curious is all.I myself have not been a member that long ,but one thing I noticed is we all have just a little sympathy for the next guy because most of us HAVE been there.Sorry to disagree with you but I myself feel sorry for anyone in that situation and more than likely this addiction will kill them eventually.The sad part is they don't really care because they don't know how to live life without the drug.Some of us were lucky enough to have a moment of awakening and get a second chance.Some of us never will.And most all of us given the chance to go back and start at sqaure one and know then what we know now would never start again anyway.You've heard the phrase opening "Pandoras Box"?

[bi11i]

I've never herd of that one.Whats the format?Boi, doc, non-fiction?a documentary... PM me.

[paperrabbit]

I have been wanting to see this pretty badly for a while now...but that site is charging 35.50 for a dvd? OUCH...guess i will keep waiting :(

[bi11i]

I noticed this is showing on HBO again this month....

[shaunclo]

Oh you are so right my man, it was on last night and I caught it again. Horrorful shit.