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'''FLiCKeR''' is a Canadian documentary film produced by [[Maureen Judge]] and directed by [[Nik Sheehan]], based on the book by John Geiger about the work of artist [[Brion Gysin]] and his Dream Machine. |
'''FLiCKeR''' is a Canadian documentary film produced by [[Maureen Judge]] and directed by [[Nik Sheehan]], based on the book by John Geiger about the work of artist [[Brion Gysin]] and his Dream Machine. The film was co-produced with the [[National Film Board of Canada]]. |
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Gysin's dream machine used a 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Its users would sit in front of it, close their eyes, and were then supposed to experience visions. Gysin believed that by offering the world a drugless high the invention could revolutionize human consciousness. |
Gysin's dream machine used a 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Its users would sit in front of it, close their eyes, and were then supposed to experience visions. Gysin believed that by offering the world a drugless high the invention could revolutionize human consciousness. |
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FLiCKeR is a Canadian documentary film produced by Maureen Judge and directed by Nik Sheehan, based on the book by John Geiger about the work of artist Brion Gysin and his Dream Machine. The film was co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada.
Gysin's dream machine used a 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Its users would sit in front of it, close their eyes, and were then supposed to experience visions. Gysin believed that by offering the world a drugless high the invention could revolutionize human consciousness.
The documentary features interviews with many prominent figures from the beat movement who were experimented with Gysin's invention. Notable figures in the film include Marianne Faithfull, DJ Spooky, The Stooges, Iggy Pop, and Genesis P-Orridge.
The film premiered at the Toronto based documentary festival Hot Docs in 2008 and received the Special Jury Prize for the best Canadian Feature Length documentary. It is nominated for a 2009 Gemini Award in the category of Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series. [1]