Film

Magic Medicine

Director
Monty Wates
Certificate
TBA
Running Time
80 mins

Filmmaker Monty Wates was given exclusive access to the first ever medical trial to give psilocybin (the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms) to a group of volunteers suffering from clinical depression.

https://youtu.be/6IXNN-_j3fM

Shot over four years, Magic Medicine follows three of the volunteers and their families, as well as the ambitious staff running the trial, who are hoping this controversial treatment will have the power to transform millions of lives. These screenings are presented by the Psychedelic Society

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By robin askew, Monday, Oct 22 2018

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