Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Family Statement constructs a conversation between the Sackler family in their private WhatsApp chat and those afflicted by the opioid crisis. Well-known for their philanthropic efforts, the Sackler family have been less forthright about the ways they’ve benefited from selling the opioid painkiller Oxycontin. The Family Statement brings the notoriously private family into dialogue with those living the consequences of the opioid epidemic, offering a poignant commentary on capitalism, corporate accountability, denial and pain.
Directed by Grace Harper and Kate Stonehill
The Family Statement constructs a conversation between the Sackler family in their private WhatsApp chat and those afflicted by the opioid crisis. Well-known for their philanthropic efforts, the Sackler family have been less forthright about the ways they’ve benefited from selling the opioid painkiller Oxycontin. The Family Statement brings the notoriously private family into dialogue with those living the consequences of the opioid epidemic, offering a poignant commentary on capitalism, corporate accountability, denial and pain.
Directed by Grace Harper and Kate Stonehill
