Dope Is Death

1h 18m
Documentary
8

The story of how Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of Tupac Shakur, along with the Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America in 1973 — a visionary project eventually deemed too dangerous to exist in America.

Cast

Mutulu Shakur
Self

Crew

Mia Donovan
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Samantha Neboschizkij
Online Editor
Myriam Magassouba
Additional Editing
Ryan Mullins
Additional Editing
Glauco Bermudez
Director of Photography
Daniel Cross
Executive Producer
Mila Aung-Thwin
Executive Producer
Bob Moore
Producer
Katie McKay
Associate Producer
Valerie Shamash
Line Producer
Cory Rizos
Sound Designer
Ramachandra Borcar
Original Music Composer
Marina Serrao
Production Manager

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