The Wyoming Humanities Council’s popular film discussion series, Faces of Addiction, returns this fall in a new set of Wyoming communities! The series is co-sponsored with the Wyoming Department of Health.
Join us for light supper or refreshments and a four-part film discussion series in Cheyenne, Gillette, and Lusk. The films Enron (unrated, 2005), Blow (R, 2001), Maxed Out (unrated, 2006), and My Name is Bill W. (unrated. 1989) examine various types of addictions, including power, risk, greed, drugs, consumerism and alcohol, from different perspectives. My Name is Bill W. explores recovery from addiction. Following each film, humanities scholars and health professionals familiar with addiction issues will facilitate a discussion on how the media and society portray addiction and influence our responses to it. Through the personal life stories depicted in these films, the audience will witness the experience of addiction when someone’s life is taken over by something more powerful than he or she is.
Visit the events calendar on the council website for dates and times, or contact Program Coordinator Sheila Bricher-Wade, (307) 721-9246, with any questions.
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