Could a single life-changing experience on magic mushrooms transform the course of your life? Follow the first-ever medical trial of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, as it’s tested as a breakthrough treatment for patients suffering from clinical depression.
In this remarkable documentary, viewers are invited to join three volunteers and their families, as well as the team of pioneering medical professionals behind the trial, on a journey of hope to transform millions of lives. With deeply moving footage of the “trips” the patients undertake, as well as scientific and political analyses of the groundbreaking research, this film takes audiences on an intimate journey of the human cost of depression, the pursuit of cutting-edge treatment, and the courageous patients and professionals at the forefront of innovative research.