The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD (2011)
- Directed by
- Martin Witz
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Switzerland, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary traces the history of LSD through the life of Albert Hofmann, the chemist who first synthesized it. It uses extensive archival footage to show how the drug shaped culture and science over decades.
informativeretrospectivemeditativecurioushistoricalreflectivesoberarchival
What happens
The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD is a 2011 Swiss documentary film written and directed by Martin Witz. Drawing on material from more than fifty film archives, it examines the history of LSD. In 2012, the film won awards at PARISCIENCE and the Berlin & Beyond Film Festival, and it was screened at festivals including Locarno, Göteborg, and Seattle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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