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5-MeO-DMT Documentaries on Film
VICE (2017). Hamilton's Pharmacopeia: The Psychedelic Toad. VICELAND.
About: Hamilton Morris pursues the most important question in ethnoherpetological history.
Watch DocumentaryVICE. Hamilton's Pharmacopeia: Synthetic Toad Venom Machine.
About: Morris corrects an error in his reporting and traces the origin of an international toad-venom smoking phenomenon.
Boris Jansch, Frank McCaughey, Charles Turley. 5-MEO: Are Some Doors Better Left Unopened?.
About: Three men at a crossroads seek out the notorious Sonoran Desert toad, and find what could be the most shocking experience of their lives.
Watch DocumentaryFilip Zaruba (2018). Bufo Alvarius: The Underground Secret.
About: A testimony of the strongest natural psychedelic, with immersive animations, a film that became a meditation on the nature of consciousness.
Watch DocumentaryIndependent filmmakers (2016). Toad to Nowhere.
About: Two filmmakers journey to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert in search of Bufo alvarius, the psychedelic toad, in a documentary about healing, hallucinogens, and looking within.
Watch DocumentaryMario Garnier. Looking for Bufo Alvarius.
About: The founder of the World Bufo Alvarius Congress documents responsible use, featuring Rak Razam, Martin W. Ball, James Oroc, and others.
Watch DocumentaryGuillermo Galdos (2022). Unreported World: Mexico's Psychedelic Toads. Channel 4.
About: Reporter Guillermo Galdos investigates the toad-venom drug sold in Mexico as a possible treatment for mental illness and addiction, its growing black market, and concerns about its safety, sustainability, and long-term effects.
Watch DocumentaryBonni Cohen and Jon Shenk (2025). In Waves and War. Netflix.
About: Navy SEAL veteran Marcus Capone and his wife Amber confront his PTSD and depression after combat in Afghanistan, leading him to an unapproved psychedelic treatment in Mexico combining ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT. Premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2024.
Watch DocumentaryPatrick Moreau (2026). UNbecoming. Independent release.
About: A feature documentary on consciousness, identity, and the assumption of a separate self, drawing on neuroscience, philosophy, contemplative traditions, and personal experience, with researchers including Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Dr. Christopher Timmermann, and Dr. Christof Koch.
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