Mia Donovan
2020
THE FILM DOPE IS DEATH is the story of how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America in 1973 - a visionary project eventually deemed too dangerous to exist in America.
CREDITS
Special Mention at Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
CPH:DOX Nominee F:ACT Award 2020
Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Truth Award Nominee 2020
❛ Dope is Death offers a refreshing release of its own in airing this unbelievable hidden history and illuminating the reasons it’s gone this long under the radar with real electricity. ❜
— The Moveable Fest
❛ Director Donovan captures the spirit of the moment without pandering, allowing the characters to share their story in their own ways while crafting a work that moves at the pace of a thriller. ❜
— The Moguldom Nation