Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness

“Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness” is a feature documentary that explores all the major psychedelics, not just by explaining how they work medicinally, but by showing it. The film takes viewers inside dosing rooms for extremely rare looks at the remarkable power, emotion, and speed of psychedelic healing in action: from pro athletes repairing brain damage from concussions, to combat veterans finding relief from suicidal despair, to a woman breaking free from opioid addiction, to survivors of the Nova Music Festival massacre who say being on psychedelics during the attack shielded them from developing mental trauma. "Peaking" also traces the turbulent history of how psychedelics were criminalized in the 1960s and how, ever since, they've been moving from the underground to the mainstream in a rise that might soon lead to their legalization in the United States and beyond.

Rick Doblin

Robin Carhart-Harris

Daniel Carcillo

Ela Carcillo

Stephen Johns

Mary Leake-Johns

Jesse Gould

Paul Oakenfold

Thomas Wyatt

Chalvia Brown

Broc Hooten

Angela Lopez

Nehoray Levy

Asaf Oren

Roy Salmon

Amber Hedrick

• Jordan KronickDirector · Writer · Producer
• Hannah Vicente-KliotProducer
• Michael HartzelDirector of Photography
• Sam PainterDirector of Photography
• Tres DriscollEditor
• Jason SchmidtEditor

Release date

October 2, 2026

Status

In Production

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Documentary