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.

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FLicKeR är en dokumentärfilm från 2009, regisserad av Nik Sheehan. I rollerna ses bland andra Richard Metzger, Brion Gysin, William S. Burroughs och Genesis P-Orridge.

Speltiden är 1 timmar och 15 minuter. Originalspråket är engelska. Hos tittarna har filmen ett snittbetyg på 6.8 av 10 baserat på 4 röster. På Filmotek uppdaterar vi löpande var du kan streama, hyra eller köpa FLicKeR i Sverige.