In the heart of America’s opioid epidemic, four men attempt to reinvent their lives and mend broken relationships after years of drug abuse. Recovery Boys, directed by Academy Award® nominee Elaine McMillion Sheldon, is an intimate look at the strength, brotherhood, and courage required to overcome addictionThe film exposes the internal struggles of recovery and the effort to break the cycle of generational addiction and trauma. The young men let go of painful pasts to live in the present and create a new community through farming-based rehabilitation. After rehab, they face life’s challenges sober but struggle to find their place and purpose in an often unforgiving society. In today’s world where the opioid crisis dominates headlines, Recovery Boys gives a deeply personal look into the unseen lives of those working toward transformation.

Recovery Boys was supported through Elaine McMillion Sheldon‘s2016 Chicken & Egg Award.