The Twin Geeks 195: Union County with Adam Meeks

About this episode

Director Adam Meeks discusses his film Union County, exploring themes of recovery and authenticity in storytelling.

Adam Meeks' Union County is a staggering portrait of recovery in the American Heartland. It's the story of Drug Court, a hybrid film utilizing real drug court cases, and real actors, to tell a recovery story about hope, change, and the possibility of rehabilitation. Director Adam Meeks joins the show to discuss his process -- in a riveting and charged conversation about the process of recovery, what it means to make authentic films about the Midwest, and how there is always a solution. Pay close attention to Adam Meeks, an up-and-coming filmmaker working out of Brooklyn, who has created what's poised to be one of the year's most important and essential films.

People in this episode

Host: The Twin Geeks

Guest: Adam Meeks

Topics covered

• recovery
• drug court
• filmmaking
• Midwest
• hope
• rehabilitation

Keywords

• Union County
• Adam Meeks
• drug court
• recovery
• Midwest
• filmmaking
• rehabilitation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Union County

Places: American Heartland, Brooklyn