In 2015, Ian Acker founded Fit To Recover, a recovery community and nonprofit that helps people in sobriety connect through fitness, nutrition, creative arts and community service. What began with a Facebook post and a boombox has become a thriving recovery community in Salt Lake City, Utah. Inspired by Ian’s own recovery, the Fit To Recover gym has served more than 5,000 recovering addicts seeking community and connection after treatment.
‘Dream Chasers: The Fit to Recover Story’ chronicles the origin of the FTR gym and highlights their four pillar approach. Documenting the lives of five individuals empowered by Fit To Recover’s programming, the film tells a tale of community, acceptance, and resilience. It follows members along their recovery journeys as they discover their passions and find their identity outside of addiction through cooking classes, music therapy, service projects, sports and exercise.
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Directed by: Austin Heywood
Produced by: Lexi Kaili, Ian Acker, Vachel Kraklow, Sam Wellman
Edited by: Austin Heywood
Additional Editing by: Ryland Shaw, Lexi Kaili, Katie Beacom
Presented by Mark Miller Subaru
A film by Sorenson Impact Center
https://www.sorensonimpact.com/
https://www.fit2recover.org/