The Oxy Kingpins

While there has been plenty of coverage surrounding the role of opioid manufacturer, Purdue Pharmaceuticals and the Sackler family that owns it, little is known about the middle layer of that distribution pyramid: the drug distributors that actually shipped pills to pharmacies, hospitals, and pain management clinics all over America. The film examines the informal but deeply symbiotic relationship between major corporations and street drug dealers. We meet a criminal gang that diverted pills from the “opioid glut'' in Florida up to Boston. Oxy Kingpins is a film that captures the corruption in American business and the lengths that corporations are willing to go to for their bottom line.

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photo of Nick August-Perna

Credits

Directors:

Director Brendan FitzGerald, Nick August-Perna

Executive Producer:

Adam McKay, Chris Smith, Steve Oh, Cenk Uygur, Hayley Pappas, Michael Chow, and Sue Turley

Producer:

Drea Bernardi, Brendan FitzGerald, Nick August-Perna

Cinematographer:

Jerry Ricciotti

Editor:

Lise Lavallé, Barry Polterman and Jeremy Stulberg

Music:

Nick Zinner, Tyler Strickland and Amy Wood

Additional Credits:

Co-Producer: Zefrey Throwell, Co-Producer: Tyler Strickland

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Drea Bernardi
TYT Productions
drea@tyt.com

Publicity Contact:

Tiffany Malloy
malloy@tiffical.com
201-925-1122

Sales Agent:

Nick Shumaker (UTA)

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2021
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80 mins