Prophet of Ecstasy

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Prophet of Ecstasy

The search for enlightenment brings ecstasy to the world.

Year: 2026

Duration: 101 minutes

Genre: Documentary - Special Interest

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Writer: Lori Braun, Karen Cho, Charles Beaudette

Producer: Sergeo Kirby

Director: Elias C. Varoutsos

PROPHET OF ECSTASY explores themes of art, politics and consciousness through the improbable life of Michael Clegg, the former Catholic priest who introduced MDMA to the world - a drug he would later dub ‘Ecstasy’. The documentary will take viewers on a wild ride, from Clegg’s life as an MDMA drug kingpin, to his present-day transformation as an enlightened yogi. It also examines how the destinies of Michael Clegg, chemist Carina Leveriza, and psychedelics advocate Rick Doblin, are inexorably bound with that of the socio-cultural explosion of MDMA through its epic journey of discovery, criminalization, and re-emergence from the shadows.