FLicKeR

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• Genre(s): Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Nik Sheehan
• Cast(s): Richard Metzger, William S. Burroughs, Genesis P-Orridge, Kenneth Anger, Iggy Pop See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 15min
• Award(s): Special Jury Prize 2008 (Won)
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• Similar To: Untold UK: Jamie Vardy, Marty, Life Is Short
• 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.
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