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Needle Exchange

    • Director

      Colm Quinn

    • Credits

      Producer: Andrew Freedman

  • Category

    Documentary
    Short

Two recovering drug addicts discuss the new lives they have made for themselves in this candid short documentary. The pair openly describe how their friendship helped them overcome their addiction and the challenges they have found in ordinary life. Director Colm Quinn sensitively manages the pair’s honesty and vulnerability to make this an affecting portrait of life after addiction.

Awards:
Best Short Documentary Award at the 22nd Galway Film Fleadh 2011.

10 minutes, Ireland, 2010, Colour


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