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FLicKeR

07/14/2009

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1hr 15min

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Documentary

A Revolution in Human Consciousness

STORY

In 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations, drugless highs, and revolutionize human consciousness. It looks simple enough; a 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Just sit in front of it, close your eyes, and wait for the visions to come. The Dream Machine enthralled mystics and freethinkers everywhere; Kurt Cobain had a dream machine, and William S. Burroughs thought it could be used to “storm the citadels of enlightenment.” With a custom-made Dream Machine in tow, director Nik Sheehan takes us on a journey into the life of Brion Gysin; his art, his complex ideas, and his friendships with some of the most eccentric counter-cultural icons. Taking the Dream Machine as the basis of its explorations, FLicKeR asks crucial questions about the nature of art and consciousness, and imagines a humanity liberated to explore its creativity in complete freedom.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Richard Metzger
  • Brion Gysin
  • William S. Burroughs
  • Genesis P-Orridge
  • Kenneth Anger

    Director

  • Nik Sheehan

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French

Cast

Richard Metzger

Self

Brion Gysin

Self (archive footage)

Genesis P-Orridge

Self

Iggy Pop

Self

Marianne Faithfull

Self

Marcus Boon

Self

Udo Breger

Self

Ira Cohen

Self

Brett Despotovich

Self

Sophie Duplaix

Self

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