The Hotline
DIRECTOR(S):
Ricki Stern, Jesse Sweet PRODUCER(S):
Ricki Stern, Simon Kilmurry CINEMATOGRAPHER(S):
Jerry Risius EDITOR(S):
Seth Keal COMPOSER(S):
T. Griffin SYNOPSIS:
The Hotline is a haunting, meditative look at opioid users connected through an anonymous phone line that acts as a fragile tether between life and death.
Presented as Part Of Documentary Shorts 2026: Program 1
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