After Michelle Wong’s brother, Philip, died by suicide at the age of 36, she felt compelled to understand the reasons behind his death. Her documentary, Pieces of a Dream, is both a personal search for answers and a way of…
Understanding Joy takes a deep look into the life of Joy, a 57-year-old woman whose gambling addiction led her to embezzle $700,000 from two employers. Now facing sentencing, Joy wrestles with the weight of her actions and tries to help…
After struggling with gambling addiction, Ike Dweck slowly turned his life around to help others in need. He created the SAFE Foundation, an outpatient treatment program located in Brooklyn, New York. They serve as a reliable haven for those experiencing difficulties with cigarettes,…
Beating the Odds: Overcoming Gambling Addiction tells the powerful story of Michael Mooney, whose first memory of gambling came at just 10 years old — tossing coins against a wall with classmates to win lunch money. What began as harmless…
Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia features Hamilton Morris, who sits down with Timothy Wyllie, an artist, writer, and architect known for his role in creating the controversial Process Church, a religion that challenged traditional beliefs. Wyllie’s lifelong quest to understand his own mind…
Ketamine has emerged as a defining drug for a generation of young Brits dubbed Generation K. A report from November 2020 revealed that 1-in-30 young people had used ketamine in the past year — the highest rate ever recorded and…
In this intimate BBC2 documentary, Adrian Chiles takes a hard look at his relationship with alcohol. He wants to understand why he and many others don’t see themselves as addicted, even though they struggle to enjoy life without drinking. Adrian,…
This Nature of Things documentary follows Mike Pond, a therapist managing his alcohol addiction. He was only ever offered one treatment after losing his practice, his house, his family, and becoming homeless: Alcoholics Anonymous. This abstinence-based treatment approach did not work for him, so…
Calum Best, the son of football legend George Best, is not only known for his father’s footballing greatness but also for growing up as the child of an alcoholic. In this raw and emotional BBC Children in Need special, Brought…
Director Michael Del Monte, following his Hot Docs Audience Award winner Transformer, presents a moving character study in His Name Is Ray. The film was inspired by a moment when Del Monte realized how easily he—and many others—ignored Ray during…