Hilmano van Velzen, the "Homeless Poet" wants nothing more than to become famous with his poetry. But his addiction and character get in the way.

Documentary on drug use in America

Parents and Kids Talk Straight About Alcohol and Other Drugs.

Does your family have trouble talking when it comes to a tough issue like alcohol and other drugs?

Are you afraid to say what you really think?

Clear communication is key to preventing alcohol and other drug abuse. This innovative program is designed to help your family talk straight about this critical issue.

You’ll see real-life situations involving drinking or other drug use. Watch these scenes and see how parents and kids often react when faced with decisions about alcohol or other drugs. Then use the accompanying guide to discuss your feelings about what you’ve just seen. How would you respond in similar situations?

A young girl lost in life and all she wants is to drown in the deep sea with all her thoughts and feelings.

A man plays his last coin on a slot machine and wins. He leaves to go home. Suddenly, he notices someone is chasing him...

In the 1980s the breathtaking scenery of the Engadine is the setting of a social tragedy. The local youth rejects the rigid rules of traditional society. Along with juvenile get-togethers, heroin appears in the mountain valley. As more and more die from overdose, society reacts to the crisis by isolating itself and averting its eyes. The film lifts the veil on the stories untold. Can the memories of this bleak past become part of the Engadine’s acknowledged heritage?

Explores the issues junior high and high schools were facing surrounding teen drug use. Looks at several very integrated public schools and programs being developed in them to prevent drug abuse. Includes the police lecture, the ex-addict, the youth organizer, and the "rap room." Anti-drug program organizers seek students' perspectives and knowledge about drugs. Some nice images of 1970s teens looking very stoned.

A stressed young drug addicted person who is home alone trapped in a loop ride after taking drugs and shocked to the incidents happening in the endless loop.

“The Pill Poppers” is a cautionary educational film that focuses on the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. The scare film follows the lives of three teenagers who get involved in drugs and highlights the effects this has on their lives.

Shocking, devastating and unflinchingly real. KOMO News' Eric Johnson looks at the heroin crisis in Seattle.

After running away from her emotionally abusive mother, 16 year old addict Ivy takes refuge at her older friend Joey's apartment, who is a recovered addict themselves. Together the two must learn to coexist as Ivy comes to terms with her trauma.

Maggie lives with chronic pain and is having a crisis of faith. To cope, she abuses her elderly mother’s opioid prescription. When unexpected tragedy strikes, she must find a new source to feed her growing addiction.

After a raucous, reckless night of partying, an inebriated teenager finds a mysterious red potion left behind on his counter, altering his destiny.

A struggling drug addict is plunged into a tortured netherworld, where he must defend his spirit from a ravenous horde of soul-addicted junkies.

Chasing The Lion is the story of Lionel Sanders' ascent from drug abuse and mental illness to one of the best up-and-coming long-distance triathletes in the world.

Opening a collection of university horror shorts. A disturbed artist arrives home drugged after a party, without knowing it, the dark environment hides evil forces and now it is up to her to discern what is reality and what is not.

A quarter of a million drug addicts —one of the most serious consequences of the Vietnam War. These addicts were the citizens of the South, and of Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon. Shot in 1981 by three Australian women, Changing the Needle was the first in-depth film to be made about Vietnam’s unique approach to drug rehabilitation at a time when few foreign film crews had access to Vietnam at all.

In 1973, eleven year old Miguelito was discovered singing in the San Juan airport by the legendary New York record producer Harvey Averne. Within the year, he went from the slums of Manuel A Perez, to recording an album with some of the finest salsa musicians of the time to finally performing with Eddie Palmieri at Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 people. Throughout Latin America his songs ‘Payaso’ and ‘Canto a Borinquen’ had become cult hits. And then he simply disappeared...

Vancouver's Downtown East side is home to thousands of drug addicts, prostitutes, and the mentally ill. Amateur cameraman K.R.T. spent one summer on these mean streets getting to know longtime homeless drug addicts Ken and Lisa. This seemingly random footage was given to first time writer/director Josh Laner who found a story of people trying to connect in an area where no one seems connected to much of anything. An intimate and surreal look at life on the streets in Canada's most impoverished postal code. This is Josh Laner's first film.

“The Fight for the Soul of Seattle” examines the role of Seattle’s City Council in allowing the situation to reach what many experts consider epidemic levels under the guise of a compassionate approach to people who suffer from substance addiction and who commit crimes to feed their habit. It documents the heartbreaking condition of people on the streets, and the crushing decisions Seattle entrepreneurs are forced to contemplate as their life savings and dreams are destroyed by theft, vandalism and a dwindling customer base. This documentary also explores potential bold solutions to treat those living on the streets and pair them with agencies and assistance that can provide a clear path away from the endless circle of addiction and crime.