Better Living Through Chemistry
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 by Connie Littlefield · Written by Connie Littlefield
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Cast
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Ann Shulgin Self -
Alexander Shulgin Self - Tania Manning Self
- Greg Manning Self
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Brian Perry Self - Ann's Son - Renee Reeser Zelnick Self
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Mariavittoria Mangini Self - Jennifer Dumpert Self
- Fire Erowid Self
- Earth Erowid Self
- David E. Presti Self
- Sunny Heartsong Self
Make it a double feature
3h 1m together
Better Living Through Chemistry
Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
Both from Connie Littlefield.
