Film · 2009 · 75 Min. · Dokumentarfilm · ★ 6,8

FLicKeR

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.

Besetzung

• Richard Metzger – Self
• Brion Gysin – Self (archive footage)
• William S. Burroughs – Self
• Genesis P-Orridge – Self
• Kenneth Anger – Self
• Iggy Pop – Self
• Marianne Faithfull – Self
• Marcus Boon – Self
• Udo Breger – Self
• Catherine Clément – Self
• Ira Cohen – Self
• Brett Despotovich – Self
• Sophie Duplaix – Self
• John Geiger – Self
• John Dunbar – Self

Hinter der Kamera

• Nik Sheehan – Director

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