Patch, Naperville Public Library Present: Neuqua on Drugs

See the uncut documentary, which tells the story of Naperville's youth drug culture.

Patch, Naperville Public Library Present: Neuqua on Drugs

See the uncut documentary, which tells the story of Naperville's youth drug culture.

It's raw, uncut and an hour-and-a-half dose of reality. Next month, Naperville Patch and the Naperville Public Library will hold a special screening of the much-talked about student-produced documentary, "Neuqua on Drugs." Earlier: Naperville Filmmakers Reach Fundraising Goal, Spread Drug Awareness to Broader Audience Student Filmmakers Tell Raw, Uncut Story of Naperville Youth Drug Culture The documentary, which tells the uncut story of Naperville’s youth drug culture, will screen Dec. 3 at the 95th Street Library at 6:30 p.m. There is no admission for the screening. Student filmmakers Kelly McCutheon and Neuqua Valley High School senior Jack Kapson, who will be in attendence Dec. 3, interviewed 25 high school students over the course of …

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Naperville Heroin, Drug Use Highlighted in 'Neuqua on Drugs' Trailer

Newly released YouTube trailer for student-filmed documentary gives glimpse of the uncut story of Naperville's youth drug culture.

It's emotional, it's uncut and it's the raw reality of Naperville's youth drug culture. It's "Neuqua on Drugs." After reaching their online fundraising goal to put the "Neuqua on Drugs" documentary onto DVD last month, two student filmmakers have provided a glimpse of Naperville's heroin reality in a new trailer for the film. Earlier: Naperville Filmmakers Reach Fundraising Goal, Spread Drug Awareness to Broader Audience Student Filmmakers Tell Raw, Uncut Story of Naperville Youth Drug Culture In May, producers Kelly McCutcheon and Jack Kapson premiered their first documentary, “Neuqua on Drugs” at the 95th Street Library. Since then, they not only raised awareness about the issue, but also launched and successfully funded a Kickstarter …

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Naperville Filmmakers Reach Fundraising Goal, Spread Drug Awareness to Broader Audience

Local student filmmakers Kelly McCutcheon and Jack Kapson surpass Kickstarter fundraising goal for their documentary "Neuqua on Drugs," which tells the uncut story of Naperville's youth drug culture.

Nearly all summer Naperville student filmmakers Kelly McCutcheon and Jack Kapson watched their online fundraiser inch closer and closer to $5,000 – the amount needed to put their “Neuqua on Drugs” documentary onto DVD. And finally, last week, it happened. Not only did they reach their goal of $5,000, they surpassed it thanks to a Kickstarter campaign and support from donors in Naperville and across the country. Kickstarter is an online funding platform for various types of projects, which gives artists and creators a certain amount of time to meet their funding goal. Earlier: Student Filmmakers Tell Raw, Uncut Story of Naperville Youth Drug Culture “Neuqua on Drugs,” which tells the uncut story of Naperville’s youth drug culture, was …

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Students Raising Funds to Make 'Neuqua on Drugs' DVD a Reality

Two local student filmmakers hope to share story of Naperville's youth drug culture with a broader audience after launching Kickstarter project.

When student filmmakers Kelly McCutcheon and Jack Kapson premiered their first documentary “Neuqua on Drugs” a month ago, they had no idea how much of an impact it would make within the Naperville community. Earlier: Student Filmmakers Tell Raw, Uncut Story of Naperville Youth Drug Culture Phone calls poured in and emails were sent from residents and educators inquiring about the documentary, which tells the uncut story of Naperville’s youth drug culture. Everyone had the same question for the two Neuqua Valley High School students; “How can we get a copy of the film?” For Kapson, a Neuqua senior, and McCutcheon, who graduated in May, the response was overwhelming. “I was thinking I would burn like 20 copies or so on my computer, but then…

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Student Filmmakers Tell Raw, Uncut Story of Naperville Youth Drug Culture

"Neuqua on Drugs" documentary reveals Naperville's drug problem encompasses bigger and deeper issues than solely heroin.

Cocaine, ecstasy, whippits, Adderall, meth, MDMA, acid, magical mushrooms, marijuana - the list went on. About 30 other types of drugs students said they have tried were rattled off during the opening moments of the documentary “Neuqua on Drugs,” which played last night at 95th Street Library.  Within those first minutes of the film, students made it clear that Naperville’s drug problem can’t be solely pinned on heroin. “It’s a whole culture that people get into,” said one student in the film. Neuqua Valley High School filmmakers Kelly McCutcheon, senior, and Jack Kapson, junior, said “Neuqua on Drugs” isn’t about delivering an anti-drug message, but rather an hour-and-a-half dose of reality. “There’s so many reasons, whether it’s peer …

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