Orange Sunshine

A wistful, talky documentary that drifts between idealistic nostalgia and the sobering cost of turning dreams into an empire.

Directed by

William A. Kirkley

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Michael Delgado, Taylor Bottles, Gunner Greyson

Tagline

The true story of friends, family & one hundred million hits of acid

Overview

The never-before-told story of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love – a spiritual group of surfers and hippies in Southern California that became the largest suppliers of psychedelic drugs in the world during the 1960s and early 1970s. Bonded by their dreams to fight social injustice and spread peace, this unlikely band of free-spirited idealists quickly transformed into a drug-smuggling empire and at the same time inadvertently invented the modern illegal drug trade. At the head of the Brotherhood, and the heart of this story, is the anti-capitalistic husband and wife team, who made it their mission to change the world through LSD.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Faith, crime, rebellion, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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