To Watch

Dosed (2019) – follows a woman using psilocybin and ibogaine for addiction recovery, shows the tension between underground therapy and medicalization.
Fantastic Fungi (2019) – polished and visual, centered on Paul Stamets, explores mushrooms as ecological and consciousness agents.
The Mind, Explained: Psychedelics (2019, Netflix) – short episode, neat overview of serotonin systems, modern trials, and Michael Pollan’s perspective.
How to Change Your Mind (2022, Netflix) – adapts Pollan’s book, each episode covers one substance: LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline.
Neurons to Nirvana (2013) – broader overview, interviews with researchers and therapists including Rick Doblin, Stanislav Grof, and Amanda Feilding.

Hoffman’s Potion (2002) – vintage footage and interviews with Albert Hofmann, Stanislav Grof, and early LSD researchers.
A New Understanding: The Science of Psilocybin (2015) – calm, clinical style, hospice trials and the return of psilocybin therapy.
The Substance: Albert Hofmann’s LSD (2011) – European documentary, connects Hofmann’s discovery to the cultural and political fallout.
Dirty Pictures (2010) – intimate portrait of Alexander Shulgin, mixing chemistry, philosophy, and domestic scenes in his home lab.
The Secret History of LSD (2020, CBC) – focuses on CIA, MK-Ultra, and military programs that paralleled the counterculture wave.

DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010) – based on DMT - The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman, blends experiment footage, interviews, and early CGI “entity” visuals.
From Shock to Awe (2018) – follows veterans using Ayahuasca and MDMA to heal trauma, emotionally direct.
Aya: Awakenings (2013) – based on Rak Razam’s book, very visual and poetic, deep dive into Amazonian shamanism.

The Trips Festival (2012) – documents the 1966 San Francisco event that birthed the psychedelic light show aesthetic.
Psychedelia (2021) – looks at early LSD research and its suppression, draws parallels to the current revival.
Tune In, Drop Out (1967) – original Leary documentary, raw footage from Millbrook and the early days.
Going Further (2012) – modern road trip following the legacy of Ken Kesey’s “Furthur” bus, reconnecting with 1960s ideals.

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