A Story Of Addiction in Brown County 

A Film by Glory Girl Productions

About: The Addict’s Wake

“Addiction to meth and opioids is the number one pressing public health issue in our country and small towns experience its effects in dramatic ways. People all over are making the mistake to ‘try it’ with highly addictive substances that create a devastating ripple effect that can unravel families and communities.

Under the picturesque rolling hills,  beautiful state parks, and the unique charm of the tourist shops and eateries in Nashville, Indiana, lies terrible disease. This community is a microcosm of what is happening all across rural America. In an effort to reveal the true struggles of these communities, we have banded together to produce ‘The Addict’s Wake’. This documentary examines the deep scars addiction to meth and opioids leave on the user, to be sure, but also on the community as a whole. Many people have met untimely deaths and many are destroying their lives on a daily basis. The meth and heroin hook is set deep here.

In addition, this tight knit community is reeling emotionally and economically with functioning addicts creating dangerous and inefficient work environments. Virtually everyone knows someone battling the issue whether it family or close friend.  It is one degree of separation in this community. Children are being cared for by grandparents or great-grandparents because parents are either strung out, checked out or are in jail.

In order to get important interviews and information for this film, we are collaborating with law enforcement, the school system and its superintendent, faith based initiatives, courts and treatment facilities. This documentary is a clarion call to link arms and fight against and reverse the trend of ‘addicted and dying’. The strategic partners in this community are searching for solutions to help people become hopeful in recovery! Recovery is possible and we intend to showcase faces of recovery, along with those whose journey to well-being is just beginning. 

This documentary is critically important to build emotional awareness of just how deeply the addiction crisis is hitting broad swaths of America. Brown County is important to the tourist industry in Indiana and the courts, churches, schools, jail, doctors and business owners are coming together at this unique moment to link arms in the battle. Together, they are seeking answers in order to protect their community and rich heritage. We have to continue to examine this issue until the trends and statistics are reversed.

Meet the Team

Michael Husain, Director

Indiana University Alumni

Michael Husain is a nationally recognized documentary director, writer, and producer. A winner of multiple Emmy Awards, he helped launch the long-running A& E documentary series “American Justice” and has created over a hundred hours of documentaries for The History Channel, HGTV, TLC, The Discovery Channel, PBS, A&E, and ESPN. For ESPN Films he produced and directed the 30 for 30 short “Slick, Nancy and the Telethon” and has crafted dozens of other documentaries. Husain launched the first green wellness lifestyle show as executive producer of Discovery Home’s “Living Fresh”. His independent film, “The Innocent” which he co-produced and co-wrote, was a Crystal Heart award winner at the Heartland Film Festival, and winner of the Jury Prize for “Best non-fiction film” at the Indianapolis International Film Festival.

Amy Pauszek, Executive Producer

Amy Pauszek has worked as a key producer, publicist and actress in several feature films, shorts, TV and commercials. Her dedication to independent cinema also includes working PR/Social Media with such renowned film festivals as The Heartland Film Festival, Indy Film Fest, The 48 Hr. Film Project and Sundance. She attended the Toronto International Film Festival as an International Programmer, is a Heartland Film President’s Award Winner and proud member of the Truly Moving Pictures Jury. Amy was an Executive Producer/Producer for “A Sign of the Cross” which aired on PBS and currently is traveling across the country with her award winning documentary short film “Grateful”. Amy Pauszek is an award winning freelance photographer for prestigious Red Carpet Film and NYC Broadway events, several magazine publications and a still photographer for local and syndicated television shows.

Lisa Hall, Executive Producer

IU Kelley School of Business Alumni

A veteran marketer for multiple products and services, Lisa serves on the board of the Brown County Playhouse, and for several not for profit organizations. She is a graduate of Indiana University’s Business School with a Masters from Moody Bible Seminary. Lisa works with women in incarceration and has taught Creating Positive Relationships in Fishers, Westfield, and in Carmel School Systems. She also speaks to women’s groups and organizations. She has witnessed the effects of this issue firsthand and is dedicated to finding solutions.

Don Glascoff, Creative Consultant

Chairman and Executive Producer for several film production companies, Don Glascoff won an Academy award in 2008 as Executive Producer of the full-length documentary, “Taxi to the Dark Side”. Glascoff participates actively in the creation and production of full-length documentaries concerning human rights, civil liberties, and freedom of expression.

Bryan Boyd, Director of Photography

Bryan Boyd is a DOP whose work has won multiple Emmy Awards, journalism awards, and film festival accolades. He works extensively in documentary, narrative, and commercial cinematography. His most recent work includes: cinematographer for the short film Absolution, major photographer on the documentary film Eva, and cinematographer and editor of the documentary When The Kids Wrote The Headlines. Absolution was selected for the prestigious Dances With Films Festival in 2018, screened at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and went on to win for Best Cinematography at the Queen Palm International Film Festival, as well as Honorable Mention at the Independent Shorts Awards.

Alex Tedrow, Composer

IU Jacobs School of Music Student

Alex Tedrow is a composer, musician, and educator who strives to inspire and connect performers and listeners of all ages to fresh, fun, and innovative music and technology. Offering a “vivacious and colorful” voice described as a “topography of beautifully integrated and deliberate sounds” (Eric Smedley), his diverse catalogue includes band, orchestra, choral, chamber, solo, electroacoustic, and sound installation pieces. In 2019, Alex studied at the Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique in Paris where he premiered Planet Playground – an interactive, data-driven project incorporating crowd participation via mobile devices. He is currently co-composing the soundtrack for a new video game by Red Ink Games, The Shadows that Linger. Alex is pursuing a B.M. degree in music composition with minors in education, electronic music, and conducting at the Jacobs School of Music. He is an avid animal lover, biker, and spelunker – all themes that often inspire his work.

Find more interviews and information at theaddictswake.com