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.

Interview with Center for Media at Risk - Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania


Hyperallergic - Sackler Group Chats Revealed in ‘The Family Statement’






 
      


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