Better Living Through Chemistry (2021)

Directed by Connie Littlefield1h 27mDocumentary

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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14A
Year
2021
Country
CA
Language
English
Release date
21 September 2021
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Ann Shulgin
Ann Shulgin
Self
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Shulgin
Self
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Tania Manning
Self
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Greg Manning
Self
Brian Perry
Brian Perry
Self - Ann's Son
R
Renee Reeser Zelnick
Self
Mariavittoria Mangini
Mariavittoria Mangini
Self
J
Jennifer Dumpert
Self
F
Fire Erowid
Self
E
Earth Erowid
Self
D
David E. Presti
Self
S
Sunny Heartsong
Self
W
Wendy Perry
Self - Ann's Daughter
P
Paul F. Daley
Self
M
Myron Stolaroff
Self
J
Jean Stolaroff
Self
K
Keeper Trout
Self
Jason Tucker
Jason Tucker
Self
D
Dechen Sherpa
Self

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