Santa Cruz Premiere of SHUFFLE and Conversation with Filmmakers
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026 6:45pm - 9:15pm
Location
Landmark Del Mar Theatre
1124 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Details
Join us for a powerful screening of the award-winning documentary Shuffle, followed by a Q&A panel discussion with the filmmakers, moderated by Kelvin Nivens, Founder and Executive Director of Project Daraja.
"Hopeful and heartbreaking" New York Times Critics' Pick
“Almost biblical in its depiction of well-intended policies being corrupted by human avarice.” IndieWire
Landmark Del Mar Theatre
1124 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Schedule
6:45 PM – Doors open
7:00 PM – Film screening
8:30 PM – Post-screening Q&A
9:15 PM – Event concludes
ABOUT THE FILM:
Shot over three years, SHUFFLE follows three individuals whose lives depend not on entering treatment, but on getting out alive. The film exposes the insurance-fueled cycle of addiction treatment fraud that’s spreading across the country. Using his own experience as a guide, the filmmaker narrates personal stories that serve as a framework for a broader investigation. With the help of an FBI informant, an insurance analyst, and the former executive director of a Philadelphia-based treatment facility, SHUFFLE uncovers a web of public policy and private interests preying on a vulnerable population for profit.
