Beyond Fentanyl

Vice Media
Show Graphics

Beyond Fentanyl is an investigative episode examining America’s fentanyl crisis. The project features a graphic system built around afterimages—layered visuals, shifting colors, and optical distortions that mirror the drug’s hallucinatory effects. Each sequence employs a tailored visual language to evoke disorientation and intensity.

The episode received a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Health Coverage.

Graphics Highlights

Title Sequence

Visualization - Benzodiazepines

Visualization - Map & Chart

Visualization - Text Messages