Better Living Through Chemistry
2021•14A•1h 27m•Released
Documentary
In the 1970s, Dr. Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin significantly contributed to the development and psychopharmaceutical use of MDMA: a catalyst to personal doors entombed or unknown. His widow, co-author, and research partner, Ann—alongside friends, family, and colleagues—gives a guided tour of their life and laboratory, reflecting on how risks and revelations opened a world of compound enlightenment. Stippled with spirituality, sadness, and skepticism, the Shulgins’ chemical love story examines the power of psychedelic psychotherapy, sacred alchemy, and challenging the path of misunderstood resistance.
Director
Connie Littlefield
Writer
Connie Littlefield
Languages
English
Studio
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Cast
Ann Shulgin
Self
Alexander Shulgin
Self
Tania Manning
Self
Greg Manning
Self
Brian Perry
Self - Ann's Son
Renee Reeser Zelnick
Self
Mariavittoria Mangini
Self
Jennifer Dumpert
Self
Fire Erowid
Self
Earth Erowid
Self
David E. Presti
Self
Sunny Heartsong
Self
Wendy Perry
Self - Ann's Daughter
Paul F. Daley
Self
Myron Stolaroff
Self
Production
Company
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Company
Better Living Through Film
Producer
Connie Littlefield
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