In this feature-length documentary, photographer Nance Ackerman describes the havoc prescription painkiller OxyContin wreaked in the already weakened Cape Breton town of Glace Bay. The film guides us through a culture of economic and social depression where we encounter men and women at different stages of dependency. Demystifying the world of the addict while showing us the complex social nexus that led to such despair, Cottonland emphasizes the importance of a collective approach to tackling addiction.
Crew
Nance Ackerman
Director, Writer, Musician, Still Photographer
Eddie Buchanan
Co-Director, Writer, Additional Photography
Angela Baker
Editor
Doug Woods
Online Editor, Colorist
Chris MacIntosh
Assistant Editor
Alain Dupras
Cinematography
Kent Martin
Executive Producer
Patricia Coughran
Production Supervisor
Annette Clarke
Producer
Roz Power
Post Production Supervisor, Graphic Designer
John Rosborough
Sound Editor, Sound
Jean Paul Vialard
Sound Mixer
Aram Kouyoumdjian
Sound
Eva Madden
Sound
Jane Porter
Sound
Alex Salter
Sound
David Burton
Musician
Jamie Gatti
Musician
Jamie Alcorn
Music
Julé Malet-Veale
Still Photographer
Jan Nathanson
Location Manager, Archival Footage Research
Kent Nason
Additional Photography
Lisa Clarke
Transcriptions
Bonnie Druhan
Transcriptions
Leanne Fitzgerald
Archival Footage Research
John William Lutz
Administration
Claire Hodge
Graphic Designer
Melanie Lowe
Graphic Designer