WorldFest Houston: Silver Remi Award,
Honolulu International Film Festival: Aloha Accolade,
Big Island Film Festival: Golden Honu Award
Relapse's Interests
General
STORY
Markus' life has been ravaged by his addiction to Crystal Meth. His once promising law career is all but over and his wife Dalia is on the verge of leaving him for another man.
Markus emerges from a brief stint in rehab determined to rebuild his life and to restore his battered marriage.
Attempting to shed their troubled past, he and Dalia move to a rundown coffee farm in Kona Hawaii.
The couple soon comes to realize that the house has a menacing secret that threatens any chance of recovery.
The line between reality and imagination begins to blur, putting their lives at stake and their trust in each other to the test.
The house has a past, and their future depends on finding it.
FILMMAKERS
We are a group of film school graduates from the University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii. The curriculum of the new School of Applied Filmmaking is to make a low budget independent feature film under the guidance of Hollywood professionals. This film is entitled Relapse, a crime thriller with a point. We are committed to honestly and provokingly telling this important story to raise awareness and inspire action.
EPIDEMIC
We believe that by telling great stories, films show people issues that they normally wouldn’t think about. Relapse’s story looks to spark conversation about the issue of Crystal Meth. The drug has escalated so quickly here in Hawaii—where we live and work—that the government has labeled it an epidemic. The movie may be fiction, but the epidemic is real:
Crystal Meth, or Ice, is the most addictive drug our society has ever experienced and the fastest growing drug of choice in the world.
CrystalHawaii boasts the highest per capita of any other state in the U.S. The Big Island has the highest use in the State.
CrystalHawaii consumes approx. 35 pounds of ICE per day, yielding approx. $2,250,000 per day with yields approx. $800,000,000 per year in sales.
CrystalThe highest rate of meth use was among adults ages 18-25.
CrystalAddicts as young as 9 years old can be found in Hawaii’s mental wards.
CrystalHundreds of children are neglected every year after living with parents who are meth “cooks.” More than 20% of the meth labs seized last year had children present.
Crystal70-80% of ICU cases are ice related.
CrystalIn three years, property crime has risen up to 43% as a result of ice.
Crystal60% of police cases are related to ice.
Crystal65% of police staff’s time is spent on ice related cases.
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