Director
Cinematographer
Psychedelics: Stepping into the Unknown
Feature Documentary
A long-form documentary observing the intersection of science, vulnerability, and uncertainty.
With rare access to a pioneering clinical study, the film follows researchers and participants as they step into uncharted psychological territory where data, belief, and human fragility converge.
Shot with restraint and sensitivity, the film prioritises presence over explanation, allowing moments of doubt, trust, and transformation to unfold without certainty or conclusion.
Distribution: SBS Australia
Production: Blackfella Films
Executive Producer: Jen Peedom
Producers:
Darren Dale
Jacob Hickey
Writer / Director: Chris Phillips
Production Supervisor: Megan Nass
Director of Photographers:
Thom Neal
Ben Bryan
Hossein Khodabandehloo
Additional Filming:
Chris Phillips
Nathan Kaso
Aaron Smith Acs
Sound Recordist:
Daniel Nixon
Steve Bond
Dwayne Dell
Terry Chadwick
Camera Assistant:
Ari Gillespie
Cecilia Hedditch
Archive Producer: Miriam Kenter
Production Coordinator: Daniela Ercoli
Runners:
Chris Barclay
Elijah Ormesher
Teddy Clark
Production Accountant: Leah Hall
Assistant Accountants:
Sophie Nicholas
Rachael Hayes
Consultant Phsycologists:
Simon Kinsella
Victoria Kasunic
Still Photographer: Jackson Finter
Post Production Supervisor: Michelle Kaszai
Editor : Jane Usher
Assembly Editor: Bonnie Faulkner
Assistant Editor: Alex Clutterbuck
Sound mix Facility: Soundfirm Australia
Supervising Sound Editor: Andy Wright
Dialouge Editor: Will Carroll
FX Editor: Megan Howieson
Re-recording Mixer: Ralph Ortner
Post Production Manager: Shaun Richards
Post Producers:
Keila Rafel Motta Pirotelli
Oliver Schulz
Technical Operations Manager: Bruce Emery
Original Music By: Amanda Brown
Published by: LILLIPILLI IP
Graphics Designer:
Finn Spencer
Kinetika
Post Production Facility: Cutting Edge
Head of Post: Marcus Bolton
Post Production Producer: Stewart Dean
Post Production Coordinator: Tessa Mcelhone
Post Production Assistants:
Nicole Hargreaves
Natasia Koveos
Colourist: Dwaine Hyde
Online Artist: Jo Spillane
Senior Media Operator: Casey Hukins
Media Operations Coordinator: Kate Kelly-Wilson
Media Operators:
Matthew Burges
Johan Billimoria
