Synopsis

Addiction is an all-encompassing force impacting the lives of the afflicted and everyone around them. Documentary film Our American Family provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family impacted by generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal "nothing to lose/everything at stake" year-long period, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage struggle to transcend their crippling histories. What will it take for the family to break the cycle of addiction to help their next generation? The family members of Our American Family take us into their lives for an eye-opening look into family struggles and family ties.

Addiction is an all-encompassing force impacting the lives of the afflicted and everyone around them. Documentary film Our American Family provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family impacted by generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal "nothing to lose/everything at stake" year-long period, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage struggle to transcend their crippling histories. What will it take for the family to break the cycle of addiction to help their next generation? The family members of Our American Family take us into their lives for an eye-opening look into family struggles and family ties.