Everything Else Matters
An expert-led documentary weighing the promise, risks, and responsible boundaries of psychedelic experience.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- contemplative
- serious
- inquisitive
- thoughtful viewing
- research-oriented viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
International researchers, psychiatrists, and practitioners carry the film through in-depth interviews.
The central inquiry asks how psychedelic experiences can be made safer and when they should be avoided.
The interviewees are presented as international researchers, psychiatrists, and practitioners rather than a single national authority.
The short runtime is devoted to in-depth interviews about consciousness, mental health, and psychedelic practice.
Films like Everything Else Matters, and why
The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD
shares an interview-driven documentary approach to psychedelic experience, consciousness, and therapeutic possibilities
Neurons to Nirvana: Understanding Psychedelic Medicines
shares a scientifically oriented exploration of psychedelics, neuroscience, and changing cultural attitudes
Psychedelia
shares an intimate, research-focused examination of psychedelic therapy and its psychological risks and benefits
Movie Details
- Director
- Antoine Bellanger
- Release Date
- 2025-07-01
- Runtime
- 61 min
- Rating
- 3.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Grace Blest Hopley
- Chloé Pronovost-Morgan
- David Dupuis
- Leor Roseman
- Christopher Timmermann
- Nicholas Canby
- Tijmen Bostoen
- Joost Breeksema
- Ben Sheinwald
- Daan Keiman
Common questions
- What is Everything Else Matters about?
- An expert-led documentary weighing the promise, risks, and responsible boundaries of psychedelic experience.
- What is Everything Else Matters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Everything Else Matters as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Everything Else Matters violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Everything Else Matters.
- Which films are like Everything Else Matters?
- Films with a similar feel include The Substance: Albert Hofmann's LSD, Neurons to Nirvana: Understanding Psychedelic Medicines, and Psychedelia.
- How long is Everything Else Matters?
- Everything Else Matters runs 61 minutes.
