The Sunshine Makers (aka Breaking Good)
Synopsis
The untold story of two idealistic young underground chemists at the heart of the American psychedelic revolution. A real-life 'Breaking Bad' for the psychedelic set, this documentary reveals the entertaining, untold story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counterculture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD, these underground chemists manufactured a massive amount of acid, including the gold standard for quality LSD, Orange Sunshine, as they tried to stay one step ahead of the feds. (Doc NYC brochure)
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Director
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Cosmo Feilding-Mellen
- Producer
- George Chignell, Connie Littlefield, Nicole Stott
- Executive Producer
- John Battsek
- Editor
- Nick Packer
- Screenwriter
- Cosmo Feilding-Mellen, Connie Littlefield
- Production Designer
- Erik Rehl
- Archive Producer
- Paul Gardner
- Co Director
- Connie Littlefield
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Passion Pictures
County House33-34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN
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