Better Living Through Chemistry
21/09/2021
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.
Movie Information
Ann Shulgin
as Self
Alexander Shulgin
as Self
Tania Manning
as Self
Greg Manning
as Self
Brian Perry
as Self - Ann's Son
Renee Reeser Zelnick
as Self
Mariavittoria Mangini
as Self
Jennifer Dumpert
as Self
Fire Erowid
as Self
Earth Erowid
as Self
David E. Presti
as Self
Sunny Heartsong
as Self
Wendy Perry
as Self - Ann's Daughter
Paul F. Daley
as Self
Myron Stolaroff
as Self
Jean Stolaroff
as Self
Keeper Trout
as Self
Jason Tucker
as Self
Dechen Sherpa
as Self
