Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

Actors:  Ann Shulgin, Alexander Shulgin, Tania Manning, Greg Manning, Brian Perry, Renee Reeser Zelnick Directors:  Connie Littlefield

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, reflec...