Curtis is a smart, curious and energetic boy from rural Ohio growing up in a family whose history and daily life are marked by addiction. Surrounded by drug use and poverty, he still manages to live his sometimes-chaotic life to the fullest, finding joy and connection to his family even while witnessing their cycles of sobriety and relapse. Mining footage from an eleven-year collaboration, filmmakers Amy Toensing and Matthew Moyer use careful, loving observation to show Curtis and his family as more than their struggles. Curtis is a loving, kind, and tolerant boy, free from any judgement towards others, loyal to his family even if their choices are different from his own. By seeing his life through his own eyes and on his own terms, INHERITANCE grants back the individuality and dignity that’s often stripped from the lives upended by the opioid crisis.

- Jennica Carmona