The NectarBall Collection
Cannabis Films
Seven years, four continents, and the people who know the plant best. Award-winning documentaries and music films on cannabis as medicine, law, livelihood and culture, from Mark Schulze and Patty Mooney of New & Unique Videos®.
The feature documentary
NECTARBALL: The Story of Cannabis
How the world’s most misunderstood plant went from sacred medicine to public enemy, and back again. Filmed in California, Amsterdam, Argentina, Uruguay and South Africa, with Tommy Chong, Ed Rosenthal, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, Steve DeAngelo, John Salley and dozens of patients, nurses, growers and activists.
Best Documentary, CelebStoner Awards · Best Feature Documentary, New York Movie Awards · Gold Award, Paris Film Awards · Finalist, FilmHaus.
More from the collection
Every film, one place
Each grew out of the interviews and travels behind NECTARBALL, and each stands on its own.
Twelve Black Cannabis Visionaries
Entrepreneurs, activists, athletes and healers, including John Salley, David Irving and Ngaio Bealum, building the legal industry and making room for the communities the drug war hurt most.
Watch · $2
Fighting Cancer With Cannabis
Scientists, nurses, cultivators and activists on how cannabis plant medicine can ease the symptoms of cancer, and the story of three friends who faced brain tumors.
Watch · $4.20
ED: USA vs. Ed Rosenthal
Deputized by Oakland to grow medical cannabis, arrested by federal agents anyway. Inside the 2003 trial where the jury never heard why he did it.
Watch · $2
Root & Remedy
A contemplative film on plants, roots and old knowledge, set to the opening song of Patty Mooney’s album AMERICANNA, her journey through America’s complicated relationship with cannabis.
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Shorts, writing and channels
- CannaMinutesOne-minute conversations with the people we met along the way, including Dan Herer.
- Cannabis Nurse HeatherThe nurse whose conference started our seven-year journey.
- Nectarball on YouTubeHealth and wellness videos hosted by Mark and Patty.
- Nectarball on SubstackWriting on cannabis, health and wellness.
These films share the experiences and views of the people in them. They aren’t medical advice. If you or someone you love is ill, talk with your care team about any treatment, including cannabis.
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Patty Mooney and Mark Schulze are San Diego filmmakers and the co-founders of New & Unique Videos®, making independent films since 1985.