CREDITS
Paul Edalat
Executive Producer
Paul Edalat is the Chairman and CEO of Vivera Pharmaceuticals, an innovative, science-driven pharmaceutical company that prioritizes patients over profit. Before Vivera, Mr. Edalat had a successful career in the fitness and nutrition industry. However, his priorities shifted after his younger brother’s Hodgkin’s Lymphoma diagnosis in 2004. While battling cancer, his brother became addicted to the medications prescribed to him to help manage the chronic pain and side effects of his cancer treatments. Although it was tough to watch his brother battle cancer, it was even more difficult for him to see him struggle with addiction. His brother’s passing inspired him to produce this documentary to help others develop a deeper understanding of addiction and break the stigma surrounding the disorder.
Andrew Capper
Director and Executive Producer
Happy Now Film Founder Andrew Capper is a British, US-based director and journalist. From 2002 to 2017, Mr. Capper was a senior director, producer, and editor at Vice Media, LLC., where he was awarded an Emmy for segments he produced for Vice’s show on the HBO network. During his time with Vice, he was the executive producer and director of the award-winning short film ‘Noisy’ and a two-series season on the VICELAND TV network, which featured popular artists like Kendrick Lamar and DJ Khaled.
Greg Hannley
Executive Producer
Greg Hannley is a passionate advocate for addiction treatment and alternative therapies to assist in the recovery of those afflicted. As the Founder of Soba Recovery Centers, Mr. Hannley knows how critical high-quality and competent in-patient services are for addiction treatment. His model takes a full-service holistic approach, meaning his recovery center doesn’t only treat drug and alcohol addiction but also addresses the underlying causes. He is also an Executive Producer in the Film and TV industry with Malibu Films.
Patrick J. Kennedy
Contributor
Patrick J. Kennedy is one of the world’s leading voices on mental health and addiction. He works to unite government leaders, philanthropists, the private sector, and advocates in transforming our health care system to finally treat illnesses of the brain on par with illnesses of the body. As a former U.S. House of Representatives member, Mr. Kennedy fought to end discrimination against those with mental illness, addiction, and other brain diseases. He is best known as the lead sponsor of the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Federal Parity Law), which provides millions of Americans, previously denied care, with access to mental health and addiction treatment. It does so by requiring insurance companies to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body like diabetes and cancer.
Additional Contributors
Editor
Nikki Nilan
Additional Editing
Vincent Hannley
Dave Matthies
Producers
Rene Elizondo Jr.
Alexander Draghici
Jana Kozlowski
Juliette Larthe
Douglas Minder
Scott Pierce
Director of Photography
Ismail Shallis
Camera
Gene Bradley
Moses Goldfarb
Grant Locke
Jeffry Stockbridge
Chistina Tontisakis
Sound Engineers
Jeffrey Archer
Rich Mach
Janet Santana
Colorists
Luke Morrison
Electric Theatre
Oliver Whitworth
Sound Mixing
Dean White
Transcriptions
Britt Elizondo
Music
Joseph Earwicker
Royalty-Free Music from Bensound
Sian Alice Group
Spiritualized
Sean Yeaton
Special Thanks
Jennifer Atalla
Frank Ball Jr.
Farah Barghi
Debbie Brown
David Choe
Ben Crook
Michael Deleon Romero
Simon Faber
Kathryn Frazier
Mike from Kensington Beach
Jinx Kennedy
Olivia Karpinski
Steve Hannley
David Harvey
Brad Ledbetter
Ashley LeVine
Namsis Loch
Leila Mesghali
Mia Morales
Dan Meyer
Alex Mukai Jr.
James Oldham
Mike Piscitelli
Jason Pierce
Robert Potash
Matt Revelli
Solco Schuit
The Social Registry
Southern California Hospitals
Morgan Scrimpsher
Tim Stevens
Jeremy Stewart
SOBA
Venice Recovery Center
We Are Those People
Rich Zerbo