Oxyana

Oxyana
Film poster
Directed bySean Dunne
Produced byColby Glenn, Nadine Brown
CinematographyHillary Spera
Edited byKathy Gatto
Release date
  • April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19) (Tribeca)[1][2]
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Oxyana is a 2013 documentary film produced by Sean Dunne. The film documents prescription drug abuse in rural Southern West Virginia, based in the town of Oceana and surrounding Wyoming County. The film highlights the abuse of the prescription drug oxycodone.[3] It was released in April 2013 at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Synopsis

Oceana was once a coal mining town that prospered, but in recent years, has been faced with poverty and addiction.[4] Oxycodone's introduction to the town in the early 1990s has led to widespread addiction. Many residents are involved in the drug trade, with one woman in the video stating "you either work in the mines or sell pills." The film further portrays the effects drugs have had on individual families.[5]

References

  1. ^ "At the Tribeca Film Festival: A message to you from a West Virginia town ruined by Oxycontin". Politico PRO. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Tribeca 2013 Review: 'Oxyana' is a Visceral Glimpse at Addiction". Film School Rejects. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ McGillis, Alec (10 July 2013). "A Hard Film to Swallow". New Republic.
  4. ^ Boucher, Dave (13 May 2013). "Small town faces up to film's image of 'Oxyana'". Charleston Daily Mail.
  5. ^ Johnson, Shauna (7 May 2013). "Oxyana Gets Bad Review from Oceana Resident". West Virginia Metro News.


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