Better Living Through Chemistry · 2021
Better Living Through Chemistry (2021) is a Documentary film directed by Connie Littlefield, starring Ann Shulgin, Alexander Shulgin, Tania Manning.
Documentary
Overview
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.
Cast
Ann Shulgin, Alexander Shulgin, Tania Manning, Greg Manning, Brian Perry, Renee Reeser Zelnick, Mariavittoria Mangini, Jennifer Dumpert
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What is "Better Living Through Chemistry" about?
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.
When was "Better Living Through Chemistry" released?
Better Living Through Chemistry was released in 2021.
Who stars in "Better Living Through Chemistry"?
The cast includes Ann Shulgin, Alexander Shulgin, Tania Manning, Greg Manning.
