FLicKeR
Nik Sheehan2009-07-14
A Revolution in Human Consciousness
6.8
75 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Richard Metzger | Self | Unowned |
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Brion Gysin | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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William S. Burroughs | Self | Unowned |
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Genesis P-Orridge | Self | Unowned |
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Kenneth Anger | Self | Unowned |
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Iggy Pop | Self | Unowned |
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Marianne Faithfull | Self | Unowned |
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Marcus Boon | Self | Unowned |
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Udo Breger | Self | Unowned |
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Catherine Clément | Self | Unowned |
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Ira Cohen | Self | Unowned |
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Brett Despotovich | Self | Unowned |
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Sophie Duplaix | Self | Unowned |
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John Geiger | Self | Unowned |
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John Dunbar | Self | Unowned |