Shuffle Poster

Cleveland Premiere

Showings

April 16, 2026
12:00 pm – 1:22 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
Cedar Lee 6
April 17, 2026
7:35 pm – 8:57 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
CSU Screening Room at the Idea Center (Floor 6)

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 82 Minutes
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Film Type: Feature
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Animated: No
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Genre: Documentary
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Interests: First-Time Features
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Countr(ies): USA
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Language: English
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: Open

Film Overview

Shot over the course of three years, "Shuffle" follows three individuals whose lives depend not on getting into treatment, but on getting out alive, and in the process, shines a light on the insurance-fueled cycle of addiction treatment fraud spreading across the country. With the filmmaker serving as narrator, using his own experience as a roadmap, these personal stories provide the framework for a more public investigation with the help of an FBI informant, an insurance analyst and the former Executive Director of a Philadelphia-based treatment facility. "Shuffle" unravels a web of public policy and private interest preying on a desperate population for the sake of profit.

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Programmer's Comment:

"An incredibly important and totally infuriating documentary, about addicts being taken advantage of by the system that is supposed to help them. An eye-opening must-see." – Barbee

Film Contact: Tierney PR

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Benjamin Flaherty

Produced By

Benjamin Flaherty, Carra Greenberg, Scott Paskoff, Harris Fishman, Justin Benoliel, Erin Malloy

Cinematographers

Benjamin Flaherty

Editors

Benjamin Flaherty, Jacquie Soohen, Robin Schwartz