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