The following announcement was provided by PBS World:
Watertown filmmaker Lisa Olivieri is thrilled to announce that Recovery City will have its National Broadcast Premiere on PBS WORLD Channel on Sept. 29th at 8 p.m. Filmed over the course of four years in Worcester, Massachusetts, Recovery City is a raw exploration of what it means to be in recovery as seen through the eyes of four women whose lives share a common thread: addiction.
An unflinching look at addiction and recovery as seen through the eyes of four women. Christine fights to regain custody of her children. Janis and Rebecca navigate the city’s toughest corners trying to save lives, while Bridget’s daily meetings uplift those still struggling. Recovery City highlights the resilience and camaraderie of a community rallying around the belief that recovery is possible.
Lisa Olivieri is an award-winning documentary filmmaker in the Boston area. Her first documentary, Blindsided, is an intimate portrait of an artist slowly losing her sight and hearing while surviving her abusive girlfriend. The film has won numerous awards, including the Artistic Achievement Award in Directing from the qFLIX Film Festival/Worcester and the Jury Award for Best Documentary from The Women’s Film Festival/Philadelphia. Blindsided aired on Maine Public Television in 2016 and received national grants from LEF Foundation, Frameline Film and Video Completion Fund, Women in Film Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Recovery City, her second documentary, an unflinching look at addiction and recovery as seen through the eyes of four women, had its World Premiere at the Provincetown International Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature. Additional awards include the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the GlobeDocs Film Festival, Mystic Film Festival’s Human Rights Award, Outstanding Documentary Feature at the Shawna Shea Film Festival, Best Editor and Best Documentary Feature at the Lois Weber Film Festival, Best Women Empowerment Documentary at the Milan Indie Film Festival and Best Feature Documentary at the London Women Film Festival. Olivieri also teaches film and photography at Natick High School in Natick, MA.
- PBS trailer: https://www.pbs.org/video/recovery-city-trailer-ziyuii/
- PBS app: https://www.pbs.org/pbs-app/
- Film Website: www.recoverycityfilm.com