Filmed over the course of many months spent in Holland by writer/director Jonathan Blank, the provocative documentary has revealing interviews with everyone from government officials, police, clergy and scientists to club owners, drug dealers and prostitutes and outrageous scenes from hash bars, brothels, nightclubs, prisons and rallies. The outstanding soundtrack features music from American and Dutch indie bands.

SEX, DRUGS & DEMOCRACY (87 min., color) played theatrically in 100 cities across America, grossing over a million dollars and garnering great reviews, extensive festival play and media coverage nationwide. It was described by Roger Ebert as "enthralling...a seductive argument," "required viewing" by Alan Dershowitz, "a provocative argument for fighting social taboos by making them legal" by Playboy's Bruce Williamson, and "an intriguing and uncensored tour" by The Washington Post's Rita Kempley. Now out on DVD and video, the film has also been seen in many foreign countries, and a copy was sent to every member of Congress by a wealthy businessman interested in stimulating debate.

Among Jonathan Blank's other films are: "Anarchy TV" an outrageous satire thatšs "Waynešs World" meets "Network." The indie-feature stars Alan Thicke, Jonathan Penner, Jessica Hecht, the 4 children of anarchist rocker Frank Zappa: Dweezil, Moon, Ahmet and Diva, and George Wendt; "Collecting America", a documentary on the multi-billion dollar baseball collecting frenzy; and "Karma Express", an award-winning short film shown on MTV.