PAY OR DIE
Today, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they’ll be dead in days. "Pay or Die" follows 3 families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after losing their home when they had to spend their rent money on insulin, to a young adult diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, to a Minnesota family thrust into the national spotlight when their 26-year-old son dies from rationing his insulin, "Pay or Die" lays bare the human cost of America’s insulin affordability crisis.
Directors: Rachael Dyer, Scott A. Ruderman
Producers: Rachael Dyer, Scott A. Ruderman Yael Melamede
Executive Producers: Sarah Silverman, Amy Zvi, Sarah Lucas, Russell Long, Trish Adlesic
Festivals (Selected)
DC/DOX Film Festival 2023
SXSW Film & TV Festival 2023
42nd Minnesota St. Paul International Film Festival 2023
Milwaukee Film Festival 2023
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2023
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