Independent British distributors Kaleidoscope Entertainment have revealed that they are planning to release on Blu-ray Étienne Sauret's Dirty Pictures a.k.a Ecstasy Bandits (2010). The preliminary release date set by the distributors is August 20th.
Ecstasy Bandits is a documentary about Dr. Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin, the rogue chemist who discovered the effects of MDMA (a.k.a Ecstasy) and over 200 other mind-altering drugs. Shulgins alchemy has earned him the title The Godfather of Psychedelics, and a reputation as one of the great chemists of the 20th century. Working from a lab in his home, and using himself and his wife Ann as test subjects, Shulgin's discoveries have brought him into conflict with the law but made him a worldwide underground hero. The two books Sasha and Ann co-authored, Pihkal and Tihkal, have built a foundation for cutting-edge neuroscience and medical research. Ecstasy Bandits examines the impact of Dr. Shulgin's lifelong quest to unlock the complexities of the human mind.