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A young dancer from a violent favela in Rio de Janeiro finds redemption through his vogueing family, the art of Ballroom and his relationship with his vogueing mother, Makayla.

Using messages from their family WhatsApp group, "The Family Statement" constructs a conversation between the Sacklers and those afflicted by the opioid crisis, bringing the notoriously private family into dialogue with those living the consequences of the opioid epidemic and offering a commentary on capitalism, corporate accountability, denial and pain.

The revelation of a top-secret British surveillance programme brings down the dominoes in a dark and analytical film about technology, rights and structural racism – and about a man with the courage to speak out.