Take Your Pills

"In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?"

Cast

Eben Britton

as Self - Former NFL Player (as Eben)

Dr. Wendy Brown

as Self - Political Theorist, UC Berkeley

Ariana

as Self - College Sophomore

Delaney

as Self - College Junior

Jasper Holt-Teza

as Self - College Senior (as Jasper)

Leigh

as Self - College Senior

Anjan Chatterjee

as Self - Chair of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania

Alan Schwarz

as Self - Journalist, Author - ADHD Nation

Nicholas Rasmussen

as Self - Author, On Speed

Nathanael

as Self - Software Engineer

Sheila Britt

as Self - Eben's Wife (as Brit)

Martha Farah

as Self - Cognitive Neuroscientist, University of Pennsylvania

Carl Hart

as Self - Chair of Psychology, Columbia University

Lawrence Diller

as Self - Pediatrician, Author - Running on Ritalin

Steve Hinshaw

as Self - Psychologist, Author - The ADHD Explosion

Blue Williams

as Self - Artist Management (as Blue)

Bianka

as Self - Leigh's Roommate

Liz Jorgensen

as Self - Psychotherapist

Peter

as Self - Financial Analyst

Regina Holt-Teza

as Self - Jasper's Mom (as Regina)

Bill Holt

as Self - Jasper's Dad (as Bill)

Maxine

as Self - Blue's Mom

Keith Conner

as Self - Conducted First Controlled Ritalin Study

Corey Hebert

as Self - Pediatrician

Rahiem

as Self - High School Student

Sherry

as Self - Rahiem's Mom

Jesse Lawler

as Self - Podcast Host, Smart Drug Smarts

Lucas Siegel

as Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Lucas)

Matthew Piskorz

as Self - Co-Founder, AlternaScript (as Matthew)

Lily

as Self - Startup Publicist

Dr. James Fadiman

as Self - Psychedelic Researcher

Gordon Alles

as Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

as Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

as Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

as Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

as Self (archive footage)

Brigid Berlin

as Self (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs

as Self (archive footage)

Allen Ginsberg

as Self (archive footage)

Albert Hofmann

as Self (archive footage)

Max Jacobson

as Self (archive footage)

Jack Kerouac

as Self (archive footage)

Carla Panganiban

as Elementary Student (as Karla Panganiban)

Charlie Parker

as Self (archive footage)

Edie Sedgwick

as Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

Crew

Alison Klayman

Director

Jennifer Fineran

Editor

Julia Liu

Director of Photography

Ben Cotner

Executive Producer

Tom Deis

Original Music Composer

Ilan Isakov

Original Music Composer

Christopher Clements

Producer

Adam Del Deo

Executive Producer

Maria Shriver

Executive Producer

Lisa Nishimura

Executive Producer

Christina Schwarzenegger

Executive Producer

Carolyn Hepburn

Producer

Kate Osborn

Producer

Daniel Ming

Co-Producer

Julie Goldman

Producer

Steph Ching

Assistant Editor

Marissa Ericson

Associate Producer

Keith Heyward

"B" Camera Operator