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FLicKeR (2009)

A Revolution in Human Consciousness

Gênero : Documentário

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Nik Sheehan

Sinopse

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.

Atores

Richard Metzger
Richard Metzger
Himself
Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin
Himself
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
Himself
Genesis P-Orridge
Genesis P-Orridge
Himself
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger
Himself
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Himself
Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Faithfull
Herself
Marcus Boon
Marcus Boon
Udo Breger
Udo Breger
Catherine Clément
Catherine Clément
Ira Cohen
Ira Cohen
Himself
Brett Despotovich
Brett Despotovich
Sophie Duplaix
Sophie Duplaix
John Geiger
John Geiger
John Dunbar
John Dunbar
Himself

Tripulações

Nik Sheehan
Nik Sheehan
Director

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