When the 2018 Oscar nominations were read off on Tuesday morning, Heroin(e), the Netflix documentary about the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, was amongst the films on the list to run for the prestigious movie award.
Heroin(e), with its 40 minute running length, was among five films in the Best Documentary Short category.
One of the subjects of Heroin(e), Jan Rader, Huntington Fire Department chief and an Ohio University Southern alumni, said she was in a meeting when the announcement became public and her phone "blew up" with congratulatory calls.
"I am humbled and very honored," she said. "I am very happy for (film maker) Elaine McMillion Sheldon and her husband, Kerrin, because they are very deserving."
McMillion Sheldon said she was so honored and humbled by the announcement.