CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 27m

Better Living Through Chemistry

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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.

Directed byConnie Littlefield

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Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
EN
Released
September 21, 2021
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Samuel Goldwyn FilmsBetter Living Through Film

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Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

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10 credited
Starring
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

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Directed by
Connie Littlefield
Written by
Connie Littlefield
Produced by
Connie Littlefield

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