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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LSD
On April 29th Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, who invented LSD 70 years ago, died, signaling the end of an era. In memory of Mr. Hofmann we will screen an afternoon of documentaries & shorts that chart the origins of this drug as well as the myths it spawned.
OUT OF SIGHT: A TRIBUTE TO ALBERT HOFMANN
Total running time: 125 minutes
A little more than a month ago, on the 29th of April, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann died at the age of 102 and his obituary was printed in every major newspaper, complete with picture. Such was the importance of the drug he synthesized 70 years ago: Lyserg-säure-diäthylamid in his native German, and lysergic acid diethylamide in English. Eventually it became known as simply LSD. To the military it was a potential weapon to control and destroy minds, but to the hippies of mid-60’s San Francisco it was the gateway to self-awareness and to the mysteries of the psyche, and it quickly assumed immense importance in the music, art and philosophy of the counter-culture.
This two-part tribute to Hofmann begins with a screening (on DVD) of the 56 minute documentary, HOFMANN’S POTION, directed by Connie Littlefield in 2002. It continues with two American-made educational films; LSD-25 and LSD TRIP TO WHERE, that illustrate how society was trying to cope with all the unknowns of this drug in 1967 and 1968 when it was just coming into widespread use and striking fear into the hearts of parents, police and social authorities. HOFMANN’S POTION presents the factual and historical context and LSD-25 and LSD-TRIP TO WHERE illustrate the mythologies that quickly grew up around the drug and convey the sense of uncertainty and panic that was associated with it. In whole it is an informative and entertaining examination of the man and the mythology that flowed from his creation.
Film specs:
HOFMANN’S POTION, 2002, 56 min., directed by Connie Littlefield
LSD-25: 1967, 25 min., Directed by David W. Parker, narrated by "the voice of LSD" itself(!)
LSD: TRIP TO WHERE: 1968, 45 min., produced by the U.S. Navy to be shown to servicemen and sailors. The film centers on LSD but also examines the ‘drug culture’ in a wider context. Cast with several professional actors, the film contains hallucinatory special effects, some quite hilarious, and a psychedelic music score.