Join us for a FREE film screening of Beautiful Boy at the Patricia Theatre.
Collaborative event by Cinema Politica, qathet Youth CAT (Community Action Team) and Foundry qathet!
Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
Doors open at 6:30pm; film starts at 7pm.
Followed by a discussion panel and Q&A from the audience.
The concession will be open, and childcare is provided for children ages 3 and up!
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. This film features Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney & Amy Ryan. It is Rated R due to drug use.
This film was selected by youth as one of importance to share:
"David and Nic Sheff are definitely 2 of my favorite authors. The movie is an adaptation of David Sheff's book by the same name! I chose Beautiful Boy to be shown for this event because it covers a subject that is quite touchy in qathet right now. People are often quick to judge, and don't take into account what people who use drugs may have experienced. I think this film is a good way to influence empathy towards those without homes and those who use drugs. We are all human after all!" ~Rowan L. Welp
Reaction to the film by a local parent: "Beautiful Boy brought up a lot of emotions in me... and helped me to better understand addiction from a youth's point of view and a parent's as well.
You can really FEEL the reality of the safety aspects / harm reduction when those crucial moments are portrayed in the film. I'm so glad youth will have easy access to mental health and substance use services at Foundry qathet. So much has changed since I was a teen."
View the trailer here:
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Donations towards the capital build of Foundry qathet are gratefully accepted at the event. Hosted by Youth & Family (legally named Powell River Child, Youth & Family Services Society), Foundry qathet will unite partner organizations together, to address the health and wellness needs of young people aged 12 to 24 and their families. Learn more about Foundry qathet here:
https://foundrybc.ca/qathet/
Access free virtual services at Foundry here:
https://foundrybc.ca/virtual/
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