Reel Recovery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. Reel Recovery:

Mini-Documentary Series

 

The initial pilot of the Reel Recovery series captures a day in the life of Ken, a former addict and 1% biker who is that’s now sober and living in long-term recovery for over 25 years. Ken was a long time enforcer in an outlaw motorcycle club and after a decade in prison became a pillar in the west coast recovery community. Since the advent of 12 steps programs, millions have successfully remained sober and are active in long-term recovery. After 90 years, there is still a great deal of taboo around addiction and regarding personal anonymity for those involved in 12 steps programs. Are people free to tell their own stories without disclosing or representing the programs that led them to recovery?

Reel Recovery’s objective is to highlight exceptional stories of people in long-term recovery and to educate and inspire others to see what is possible. The series’ aims to achieve this objective without breaking the anonymity and traditions of the programs that led our subjects to recovery. There are currently millions of people living in long term recovery in the United States today. They are living examples of the transformative power of change and testimonies of what is possible for others that are now suffering in the darkness of their disease. We hope to foster dialogue around the common misperceptions of addiction and address the dire nature of one of the greatest pandemics in American today.

The Reel Recovery pilot will be completed by Fall 2025.