SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

CINEMA VILLAGE

22 EAST 12TH

Feature Documentary and Panel Discussion

THE PROPHET OF ECSTASY

1pm- 5pm

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The Prophet of Ecstasy
Director Elias C. Varoutsos
Canada, 102 min

Official selection of the The Psychedelic Film and Music Festival in New York 2026 & Catalina Film Festival 2026

Presented by Laurus Productions.

THE 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.

Panel discussion:

Following the screening of Prophet of Ecstasy, stay for a provocative conversation with the filmmakers as well as psychedelic advocate Rick Doblin, PhD and guests.