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Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

September 21, 2021
1h 27m
Documentary
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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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Director
Connie Littlefield
Cast
Ann Shulgin, Alexander Shulgin, Tania Manning, Greg Manning, Brian Perry, Renee Reeser Zelnick, Mariavittoria Mangini, Jennifer Dumpert, Fire Erowid, Earth Erowid
Release Date
September 21, 2021
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Films, Better Living Through Film

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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