Tijah Bumgarner and Jena Seiler

As artists who have focused on recovery and as individuals who have witnessed the effects of substance use disorder in our own families, we feel compelled to push back against representations of addiction that too often perpetuate notions of personal failing and community apathy. We began this project with respect and awe for Debi and Ashley and, in the process of making this film, we fell in love with them. Our creative endeavor expanded from Tijah and Jena to Tijah, Jena, Ashley, and Debi.