Love in the Time of Fentanyl, 80 min, 2022

A group of misfits, artists, and drug users operates a renegade safe injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Love in the Time of Fentanyl is an intimate portrait of a community fighting to save lives and keep hope alive in a neighbourhood ravaged by the overdose crisis.

Love in the Time of Fentanyl was nominated for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary at the 45th News & Doc Emmy Awards. It premiered at the 21st DOXA Documentary Film Festival as the Justice Forum Special Presentation and took home the Colin Low Award.

Details about where to watch the film, as well as more screening and awards info here: https://loveinthetimeoffentanyl.com/#screenings

Director, Editor, Producer: Colin Askey
Producers: Monika Navarro, Marc Serpa Francoeur, Robinder Uppal
Cinematography: Colin Askey, Eric D. Sanderson
Executive Producer: Sean Baker, Sally Jo Fifer, Lois Vossen

Produced in collaboration with ITVS and with support from the Sundance Institute

In collaboration with Castle Mountain Media