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Reviews of Hofmann's Potion
Dr. Albert Hofmann wrote a wonderful letter after
viewing Hofmann's Potion at his home in Switzerland.
Excerpt:
Dear Connie, how I could enjoy this grand
work. My heartfelt congratulations to you for your main contribution
to the success of this unique documentation of my problem child.
With warm greetings
Yours - Albert Hofmann
Documentary filmmaker Connie Littlefield delves into
the little-known early history of the world's most notorious psychedelic
concoction with a series of excellent interviews with early psychedelic
researchers. Highly recommended!
- - Rick Doblin, President of MAPS
Dear Connie,
Yes we received the film and we think it is exquisite.... just as
we imagined some sweet intelligent truthful inquisitive person might
possibly birth the story. Thank you and your whole crew Connie.
What a sweet child you have made. We cried as we saw us all, older
slower, afflicted with God knows what, all so absolutely certain
after all these years that the answers that were gifted us with
this 'accident', LSD , were still valid right across the board.
Sweet Richard Ram Dass, dear Humphry the toothless, Duncan ever
beautiful, all never doubting we had all been given a key that we
had used and treasured for this life time.
Thank you thank you thank you.
All our best smiles and hugs to you. Duncan is
just fine and sends his love...... June.
- - Dr. June Blewett
'Hofmann's Potion' is an elegant, deftly constructed
piece of film making Connie Littlefield brings an intelligent and
compassionate eye to her aging, highly engaging subjects. She brings
us this gem of a film on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of
the invention of LSD -- just in time for a widespread revival in
interest in the clinical and spiritual benefits of consciousness-enhancing
substances.
- - Mark Achbar, Co-Director, Manufacturing
Consent & The Corporation
Your film is easily the classiest,
most intelligent and best made of all documentaries on LSD.
- -Tom Lyttle, Publisher, Author,
Archivist
I use "Hofmann's Potion"
in my Foundations of Psychedelic Studies class. It's one of my favorites
and the classes's too.
It is a well-composed video both in content and artistically. It
starts with an interview with Albert Hofmann and shows him walking
along an beautiful field and forest. To my delight, it contains
historical footage of the early LSD treatments in Canada for alcoholism
and interviews with Osmond and Hoffer. I had no idea such footage
existed.
Duncan Blewett's smile and sparkling eyes comment on Al Hubbard's
dynamic warmth even more than his words. Other psychedelic pioneers
appear too, including footage (I had no idea it even existed) of
Stan Grof administering LSD to addicts during his early career in
Prague. Myron Stoloaroff, who also knew Hubbard
Beautiful shots of the prairie, water reflecting light, and other
nature scenes raise the tape an artistic step above the usual documentary.
Connie Littlefield, the director, deserves a big "Congratulations
and Thank You" for this fine film/tape.
I recommend it for personal interest and as in introduction to psychedelics
for college classes and other groups who are unfamiliar with psychedelic's
history and possible uses in addictions, alcoholism, and psychotherapy.
It should be in university video libraries.
- - Thomas B. Roberts, Prof.
of Educational Psychology, Northern Illinois Univ.
A remarkable film and the first truth-telling
treatment of LSD's
therapy potential since the landmark CBS production in 1965: 'LSD:
The Spring Grove Experiment.' In the spirit of education, I am proud
to see that UC (my Alma Mater) is distributing this!
- - Richard Yensen, Ph.D., Director,
Orenda Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
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2010
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