''Psychedelia'' is an American
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
from Hard Rain Films, that has been released in a revised and updated version in 2021. The film discusses the
history of psychedelic drugs and their ability to produce
mystical experiences
Scholarly approaches to mysticism include typologies of mysticism and the explanation of mystical states. Since the 19th century, mystical experience has evolved as a distinctive concept. It is closely related to "mysticism" but lays sole emphasi ...
. The
therapeutic role of such drugs is considered, and
controlled research studies conducted before the 1960s, at a time when such drugs were considered to be some of the most promising discoveries in the field of psychiatry, are discussed. Several study participant users are interviewed.
The film was a winner for best documentary film at the
New Jersey International Film Festival, and was an official selection at the
Southern Utah International Documentary Film Festival
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(DOCUTAH) and the
Orlando Film Festival
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History
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Participants
The documentary film is narrated by Stephanie Willing, and includes the following participants (alphabetized by last name):
References
External links
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Hard Rains Films WebSite
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2015 films
2015 documentary films
American documentary films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films
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