Mangoni, V. & Robledo, L. (Directors). Compuesto, Alexandra ‘Sasha’ (Producer). 2020. The Song that Calls You Home. Good Docs. 72 mins. The Song That Calls You Home is an informative documentary on plant medicine that focuses on the perceived therapeutic properties of ayahuasca. The film presents itself as an exploration of this psychedelic plant as a pathway to healing and self-discovery. Its...
Distributed by The Video Project, 145 - 9th St., Suite 230, San Francisco, CA 94103; 800-475-2638Produced by Adam GoldhammerDirected by Adam Goldhammer2023, Streaming, 45 mins Linda’s Last Trip is a heartfelt meditation into 64-year-old patient Linda Patchett’s terminal cancer diagnosis and her corresponding treatment with psilocybin mushrooms. Patchett’s journey delves into friendship, family,...
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)Produced by Frauke Sandig and Eric BlackDirected by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black2021, Streaming, 106 mins With beautiful cinematography and a captivating topic, Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness is a film that quickly draws in the viewer. The film asks many questions like, what is consciousness? Are humans the only...
Distributed by Collective Eye Films, 1315 SE 20th Ave. #3, Portland OR 97214; 971-236-2056Produced by Tyler Chandler and Nichaols MeyersDirected by Tyler Chandler2019, Streaming, 84 mins Dosed is a Canadian documentary about a heroin addict named Adrianne. The film follows her through her long-term addictive behaviors, her family background and her attempts to break away from her addiction...
Distributed by Hard Rain FilmsProduced by Pat MurphyDirected by Pat Murphy2020, Streaming, 58 mins The documentary Psychedelia: The History of Science and Mystical Experience introduces the viewer to the world of mysticism and its relationship with psychedelic drugs and their place in modern world, with emphasis on the developments in the 20th century. The hour-long film can essentially be...
Distributed by Cintia Cabib ProductionsProduced by by Cintia CabibDirected by Cintia Cabib2016, DVD, color, 27 min. Labyrinth Journeys reflects my interest in bringing to light spaces that provide individuals with healing, respite, renewal and a connection to nature. --huffingtonpost.com, 01/07/2014 In Labyrinth Journeys independent filmmaker Cintia Cabib (A Community of Gardeners (2011),...
Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710Produced by Venture Film in coproduction with RSI – Radiotelevisione svizzera, Teleclub, Lichtblick Filmproduktion, and Spotlight Media ProductionsDirected by Martin Witz2011, DVD, color and b&w, 81 min. The Substance is a social and cultural history of lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD. LSD began as an...
Distributed by Kino Lorber Edu, 333 West 39 St, Suite 503, New York, NY 10018; 212-629-6880Produced by Alex Mar, Nicholas ShumakerDirected by Alex Mar2010, DVD, color, 81 min. American Mystic is an ethnographic profile of three young adults, each following a distinctively North American religious path. Chuck lives in Rapid City, South Dakota and participates in the Sun Dance tradition of the...
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980Produced by ARTE FranceDirected by Delphine Morel2006, DVD, color, 52 min. This is a fascinating documentary of research done by neuroscientists affiliated with the Mind and Life Institute. The purpose of their research is to examine longtime practitioners of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. They use interviews...
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164Produced by Kent MartinDirected by Connie Littlefield2002, DVD, color, 57 min. If you need a film demonstrating that science and medicine are culture bound, this is it. As a member of the baby-boom generation I sat down to watch this film thinking, what can I learn about LSD that I don’t...
Distributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)Produced by Freedom Behind Bars ProductionsDirected by Jenny Phillips, Andrew Kukura, and Anne Marie Stein2007, DVD, color, 76 min. This film documents a program to teach Vipassana (Insight Meditation) to inmates at Donaldson Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Alabama. The intensity of the program...
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126 Produced by Films for the Humanities and SciencesDirector n/a2005, DVD, color, 47 min. What is the mind? Is the mind like software? Is the mind separate from the brain or the body? Philosophy of Mind explores conceptual issues of nature, consciousness, perception, desire, intention, belief,...
Distributed by First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710Produced by T&C Film, ZürichDirected by Franz Reichle2004, VHS, color, 80 min. Chilean neuroscientist Francisco Varela (1946-2001), possessing an extraordinary gift of emotional intelligence, academic prowess, and international peer recognition by the age of 25, experienced abrupt personal and...
Distributed by Human Relations Media, 41 Kensico Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; 800-431-2050Produced by John O'NeilDirected by John O'Neil2003, VHS, color, 18 min. LSD, mushrooms, mescalin, psilocybin – classic auditory and visual hallucinogens, and probably the best known of hallucinogenic drugs due to the 1960s counterculture. These and newer, more potent hallucinogens are profiled in this HRM...