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Brother

A filmmaker's brother opens up about his recovery from opioid use disorder.

A filmmaker's intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction. Using imaginative animation, they journey both into the cosmos—a place her brother has encyclopedic knowledge about—and an all-too-real world where shame and pain take their toll.

AIR DATE 7/6/22

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#2511 - A Thousand Pines |
Saturday, Apr 19 at 9pm TPT LIFE
#2509 - Greener Pastures |
Sunday, Apr 20 at 2am TPT MN
#2511 - A Thousand Pines |
Sunday, Apr 20 at 3am TPT LIFE
#2509 - Greener Pastures |
Sunday, Apr 20 at 8am TPT MN
#2509 - Greener Pastures |
Sunday, Apr 20 at 2pm TPT MN

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