Better Living Through Chemistry (2021)
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.
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Ann Shulgin
as Self
as Self
Alexander Shulgin
as Self
as Self
Tania Manning
as Self
as Self
Greg Manning
as Self
as Self
Brian Perry
as Self - Ann's Son
as Self - Ann's Son
Renee Reeser Zelnick
as Self
as Self
Mariavittoria Mangini
as Self
as Self
Jennifer Dumpert
as Self
as Self
Fire Erowid
as Self
as Self
Earth Erowid
as Self
as Self
David E. Presti
as Self
as Self
Sunny Heartsong
as Self
as Self
Wendy Perry
as Self - Ann's Daughter
as Self - Ann's Daughter
Paul F. Daley
as Self
as Self
Myron Stolaroff
as Self
as Self
Jean Stolaroff
as Self
as Self
Keeper Trout
as Self
as Self
Jason Tucker
as Self
as Self
Dechen Sherpa
as Self
as Self
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Connie Littlefield
Producer
Producer
Connie Littlefield
Director
Director
James Yates
Editor
Editor
Connie Littlefield
Writer
Writer
Michael MacMillan
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Kyle Cameron
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jordan Nahmias
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Andy McNeill
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Siobhan Flanagan
Story Editor
Story Editor
David St. Louis
Colorist
Colorist
Eva Madden
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Peter van der Heyden
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Nick Sewell
Graphic Designer
Graphic Designer
Victor Murillo
Drone Cinematographer
Drone Cinematographer
Jack Rudy
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Birnbaum
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Sean Ryan
Drone Cinematographer
Drone Cinematographer
Isabelle Foisy
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Tas
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Sue Johnson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
