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Project Title: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia - Stigma and Discrimination within the Health Industry

Filming Date: Feb 02/2025 . Location: Newcastle, NSW . Duration: 8+ hrs . Director/Producer: Kelecia Tate . DOP: Joel Black.

The script's concept revolves around a pharmacist, Dale, supporting a patient, Joe, who is on a medication-assisted treatment plan. Through two contrasting scenarios, it explores how a pharmacist's approach—empathetic versus clinical and detached—impacts patient interaction, trust, and overall care.

Key Themes:

Patient centered communication and empathy in healthcare.
Managing medication safety in complex situations.
Building trust between patients and healthcare providers.

Character 1- Joe (Former Opioid User, in a recovery program)

Joe is a former opioid user who is in a recovery program and has been away due to an ill elderly parent and has missed a dosage at his/her local pharmacy. He/she receives stigma and discrimination in one scene and then kindness in the next.

Physical description: A little rough around the edges

male or female

Age: 20 - 50

Character 2 - Dale (Pharmacist)

Dale is a male/female pharmacist who will be acting out a discriminating attitude towards a patient/client of his own pharmacy. Then he/she will demonstrate the kind, attitude that is exceptable to patients in these recovery programs

Physical Description: Neat and well groomed

male or female

Age: early-mid 40’s