FLicKeR (2008)
Directed by Nik Sheehan
Sub-Genres - Biography, Inventions & Innovations, Social Issues |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - Canada |
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Synopsis by Cammila Collar
This documentary profiles pop icon and gay activist Brion Gysin in his creation of the so-called Dream Machine -- a device designed to emit light that flickered in a pattern that would cause the brain to produce alpha waves and enter a dream state. Hoping to help subvert thought, Gysin took his machine to many famous artists and musicians, who had strong creative reactions to the Dream Machine's effects.
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brain, consciousness, creativity, light [natural]
