Better Living Through Chemistry vs Rising Through the Fray
Better Living Through Chemistry is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 28m. Better Living Through Chemistry is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Better Living Through Chemistry
Rising Through the Fray| Better Living Through Chemistry | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Connie Littlefield | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | Ann Shulgin, Alexander Shulgin, Tania Manning, Greg Manning, Brian Perry | – |
Synopsis
Better Living Through Chemistry
In the 1970s, Dr. Alexander “Sasha” Shulgin significantly contributed to the development and psychopharmaceutical use of MDMA: a catalyst to personal doors entombed or unknown. His widow, co-author, and research partner, Ann—alongside friends, family, and colleagues—gives a guided tour of their life and laboratory, reflecting on how risks and revelations opened a world of compound enlightenment. Stippled with spirituality, sadness, and…
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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