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Better Living Through Chemistry

2021 · 1h 27m · Documentary

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Overview

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.

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Cast

Ann Shulgin

Ann Shulgin

Self

Alexander Shulgin

Alexander Shulgin

Self

Tania Manning

Self

Greg Manning

Self

Brian Perry

Brian Perry

Self - Ann's Son

Renee Reeser Zelnick

Self

Mariavittoria Mangini

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

Jean Stolaroff

Self

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Details

Release date
September 21, 2021
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
14A
Genres
Documentary

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