Getting High for God

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Can psychoactive drugs help us get closer to God? Religious communities in Utah and Brazil, both of which use drugs to access the spiritual world, provide some mind-bending and potentially lifechanging answers. This daring documentary sees Mawaan Rizwan join two religious communities—and ingest powerful hallucinogens—in the quest for spiritual enlightenment. Mawaan visits a Christian "Spiritist" Church in Brazil and takes part in their ancient ceremony, which involves chanting, singing, drug-taking and (hopefully) an intense spiritual experience. Mawaan also joins the Native American Church in Utah, where the congregation use peyote, a psychedelic drink, to commune with God. Will Mawaan find the answers he’s looking for or will he discover a darker side to spiritual enlightenment?