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Better Living Through Chemistry

2021 87 min Documentary

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.

Director: Connie Littlefield Writer: Connie Littlefield

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Ann Shulgin Ann Shulgin Self
Alexander Shulgin Alexander Shulgin Self
Tania Manning Tania Manning Self
Greg Manning Greg Manning Self
Brian Perry Brian Perry Self - Ann's Son
Renee Reeser Zelnick Renee Reeser Zelnick Self
Mariavittoria Mangini Mariavittoria Mangini Self
Jennifer Dumpert Jennifer Dumpert Self
Fire Erowid Fire Erowid Self
Earth Erowid Earth Erowid Self
David E. Presti David E. Presti Self
Sunny Heartsong Sunny Heartsong Self