Acme Screening Room in Lambertville, N.J., presents “Psychedelia,” a documentary film about psychedelic drugs and their ability to induce mystical and religious experiences, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.
The film chronicles their use in controlled research studies prior to the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, when LSD was regarded as a promising medical breakthrough, as well as their recent reemergence in psychiatry.
Featuring leading experts in the field of psychedelic research, the film tells the story of medical professionals who have re-introduced these compounds into a legal and growing field of study. First-person accounts from a study on end-of-life anxiety explore the profound, life-altering insights psychedelics induce in participants and what these insights might mean for society at large.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Patrick Murphy. He is a documentary filmmaker and professional film editor, whose work includes programs for PBS, American Masters, and People magazine. He started making “Psychedelia” in 2011, upon learning about the NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study. He produced, financed, and distributed the film completely independently. Murphy just moved to Lambertville from California.
For information and tickets, visit acmescreeningroom.org.
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