"Growing up in a tumultuous household and feeling alienated from her peers, Raina never felt comfortable in her body. After running away from home, these constant feelings of discomfort led to a heroin addiction that she battled for 17 years. Do No Harm tells her story of struggle and recovery, which spans the streets of Portland, Seattle and Boston and several recovery programmes - until the unconditional support of one physician gives her the space she needs to heal."
"After running away from home, these constant feelings of discomfort led to a heroin addiction that she battled for 17 years. Do No Harm tells her story of struggle and recovery, which spans the streets of Portland, Seattle and Boston and several recovery programmes - until the unconditional support of one physician gives her the space she needs to heal. Combining live-action footage and rotoscope animation, the US director Joanna Rudnick conveys Raina's story with empathy and artistry."
Raina experienced childhood turmoil and peer alienation that left her uncomfortable in her body and led her to run away from home. Persistent discomfort transformed into a heroin addiction that lasted 17 years across Portland, Seattle and Boston. Recovery involved multiple programmes before a single physician offered unconditional support that allowed healing to begin. The narrative uses a blend of live-action footage and rotoscope animation to portray intimate scenes with empathy and artistry. The work functions as the second instalment of an Opioid Trilogy that personalizes the US opioid epidemic through names, faces and deeply personal accounts rather than statistics.
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