- Elaine McMillion Sheldon's Oscar-nominated documentary "Heroin(e)" confronts the challenges of the opioid epidemic by depicting those who are fighting the rampant crisis in Huntington, West Virginia.
- Sheldon
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The biggest misconception about the opioid crisis, according to the Oscar-nominated director of Netflix's 'Heroin(e)'
Netflix's Oscar-nominated documentary "Heroin(e)" confronts the the opioid epidemic by depicting those who are fighting the rampant crisis in West Virginia.
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In her Oscar-nominated documentary, "Heroin(e)," director Elaine McMillion Sheldon confronts the national opioid epidemic by depicting those who are fighting the rampant crisis in Huntington, West Virginia —
In an interview with Business Insider, Sheldon discussed a number of misconceptions that surround the opioid crisis, many of which she sought to counterbalance in her Netflix original film.
Sheldon added that her effort to depict the "kindness" and "inner-resilience" of those fighting the crisis also served to combat negative perceptions of West Virginia, her home state.
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