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Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)

Gambling, Gods and LSD poster
Directed by
Peter Mettler
Genre
documentary film
Country
Switzerland, Canada
Runtime
3h
Rated
12
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary travels across continents following different people searching for meaning and happiness. It shows various ways they try to discover themselves, from gambling to spirituality.

thoughtfulintrospectivefragmentedcontemplativemeanderingeclecticobservational

What happens

Gambling, Gods and LSD is a 2002 Canadian/Swiss experimental documentary film by Canadian film director Peter Mettler. It was shot between 1997 and 1999 in Canada, the United States, Switzerland and India, and is a "fragmented narrative" that shows what people do to discover themselves and find happiness. The film was screened at film festivals in a number of countries across the world, including Canada, Switzerland, the United States, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Australia and South Africa. It won several awards, including the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 2003 Genie Award for "Best Documentary". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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