Community & Impact Partner Toolkit

Living on Methadone is a feature documentary and impact campaign about methadone treatment, opioid recovery, stigma, and the human realities of the treatment system in America. The film is directed and produced by Mani Mehrvarz and produced through Click & Frame.

We are inviting selected organizations to join the project as Community Partners or Impact Partners to help expand the film’s reach, support public education, and encourage more compassionate conversations around addiction, recovery, medications for opioid use disorder, and patient dignity.

What We Ask From Partners

Depending on your organization’s capacity and mission, partnership may include:

  • Sharing the film through your newsletter, email list, or community updates

  • Posting about the film on social media

  • Adding the film to your website, resource page, blog, or event listing

  • Providing a short written statement of support or testimonial

  • Introducing the project to relevant organizations, providers, educators, funders, or community leaders

  • Exploring future screenings, panels, educational events, or community conversations

  • Sharing sponsorship opportunities with your network when appropriate

What Partners Receive

Partner recognition may include:

  • Listing on the film website as a Community Partner or Impact Partner

  • Film and campaign updates, including release progress and screening news

  • Social media acknowledgment when appropriate

  • Website or community blog feature for deeper collaboration

  • Event recap if the partner helps organize or host a screening, panel, or community event

  • Possible acknowledgment in the film’s end credits under Special Thanks or Community Partners, depending on timing, completed support, and final credit approval.

How can society move from stigma and control toward evidence-based care, dignity, compassion, and human flourishing?

ACTIVITIES

Complete remaining expert interviews and selected verité filming.

Edit the feature documentary from rough assembly to fine cut.

Integrate archival material, animation, visual graphics, and hybrid scenes.

Complete sound design, original score, color correction, captions, and transcripts.

Prepare educational and community screening materials.

OUTPUTS

Completed 80-90 minute documentary.

Festival-ready and screening-ready deliverable files.

Accessibility package: captions, subtitles, transcripts, and audio description if funding allows.

Discussion guide and educational materials.

Community screening framework and outreach plan.

5-YEARS OUTCOMES

Increased public understanding of methadone and medications for opioid use disorder.

Reduced stigma toward people in treatment and recovery.

Greater empathy among families, providers, educators, community leaders, and policymakers.

Use of the film in universities, medical/public health programs, and recovery organizations.

Stronger partnerships for community dialogue and learning.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

Complete remaining expert interviews and selected verité filming.

Edit the feature documentary from rough assembly to fine cut.

Integrate archival material, animation, visual graphics, and hybrid scenes.

Complete sound design, original score, color correction, captions, and transcripts.

Prepare educational and community screening materials.