Suck It Up\, Buttercup Film Screening
\n \nWednesday\, November 11\, 2026
\n 7
:00 PM
\n The North Park Theatre
\n 1428 Herte
l Avenue\, Buffalo
The Medical Society of the County of Erie is proud to host a special screening of Suck It Up\, Buttercup on We dnesday\, November 11 at 7:00 PM at The North Park Theatre. The documentary examines the systemic pr essures driving physicians out of medicine today\, offering a candid look at burnout\, administrativ e burden\, and the strain on our healthcare system .
\n \nThis screening is presented to spark honest conversation about the serious challenges facing medicine today\, and to help identify meani ngful solutions for physicians\, patients\, and th e broader healthcare community. The views expresse d in the film are those of the filmmakers and part icipants\, and do not necessarily reflect the posi tions of the Medical Society of the County of Erie .
\n \nA discussion with the documentary pr oducer and the author of the book that inspired it will follow the screening.
\n \nSuck I t Up\, Buttercup: Trust and Betrayal – Healthcare in America is a 2026 investigative documentar y examining systemic dysfunction\, corporate greed \, and burnout in the U.S. healthcare system. Exec utive produced by Dr. MaryAnn Wilbur and Dr. Todd R. Otten with the American Academy of Emergency Me dicine\, the 1-hour 27-minute film features candid interviews with doctors\, nurses\, patients\, and policy leaders.
\n \nLearn mor e about the film at siubfi lm.com.
DESCRIPTION:Suck It Up\, Buttercup Film Screening\n \n \n \n W ednesday\, November 11\, 2026\n \n 7:00 PM\n \n Th e North Park Theatre (https://northparktheatre.org /)\n \n 1428 Hertel Avenue\, Buffalo\n \n \n \n Th e Medical Society of the County of Erie is proud t o host a special screening of Suck It Up\, Butterc up on Wednesday\, November 11 at 7:00 PM at The No rth Park Theatre. The documentary examines the sys temic pressures driving physicians out of medicine today\, offering a candid look at burnout\, admin istrative burden\, and the strain on our healthcar e system.\n \n \n \n This screening is presented t o spark honest conversation about the serious chal lenges facing medicine today\, and to help identif y meaningful solutions for physicians\, patients\, and the broader healthcare community. The views e xpressed in the film are those of the filmmakers a nd participants\, and do not necessarily reflect t he positions of the Medical Society of the County of Erie.\n \n \n \n A discussion with the document ary producer and the author of the book that inspi red it will follow the screening.\n \n \n \n Suck It Up\, Buttercup: Trust and Betrayal – Healthcare in America is a 2026 investigative documentary ex amining systemic dysfunction\, corporate greed\, a nd burnout in the U.S. healthcare system. Executiv e produced by Dr. MaryAnn Wilbur and Dr. Todd R. O tten with the American Academy of Emergency Medici ne\, the 1-hour 27-minute film features candid int erviews with doctors\, nurses\, patients\, and pol icy leaders.\n \n \n \n Core Themes\n \n \n \n Co rporate Greed and Consolidation: Examines how priv ate equity and bureaucracy put financial metrics o ver patient care.\n Clinician Burnout and Moral I njury: Explores the severe mental toll\, exhaustio n\, and "learned helplessness" pushed onto frontli ne medical workers.\n The Patient Voice: Focuses heavily on how broken systems compromise patient s afety\, trust\, and treatment outcomes.\n A Call to Action: Highlights reformers and organizations working to shift medicine back toward a humanity-f irst model.\n \n \n Key Details\n \n \n \n Releas e Year: 2026\n Runtime: 1 hour\, 27 minutes\n Fe atured Voices: Includes healthcare advocates\, ind ustry whistleblowers\, policy experts\, and promin ent figures such as Mark Cuban.\n \n \n Learn more about the film at siubfilm.com (https://siubfilm. com/).\n \n CATEGORIES:Meeting CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T213000 LOCATION:1428 Hertel Ave\n Buffalo\, NY 14216\n United Stat es\n URL:https://wnydocs.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=13 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR