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Flicker (2008)
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75 min | Documentary

Flicker (2008)

Not Rated

75 min | Documentary

Artist Brion Gysin developed the Dream Machine. The device has in its core a 100-watt light bulb, which is surrounded by a spinning open column with windows to allow the light to shine through. To be experienced with ones eyes closed, the ...See moreArtist Brion Gysin developed the Dream Machine. The device has in its core a 100-watt light bulb, which is surrounded by a spinning open column with windows to allow the light to shine through. To be experienced with ones eyes closed, the Dream Machine has a flickering effect of light and dark, much like a strobe light. The experience has been described as hypnotic or hallucinogenic. Some have called the Dream Machine a drug-less high. Gysin, through archival interviews, many of the Dream Machine's users, some of whom are friends of Gysin, and scientists tell of their experiences with the machine and speculate on its physiological effects. Written by Huggo See less

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30 cast members

Name	Known for
Brion Gysin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)
Kenneth Anger Self Self See fewer	Fireworks (1947)
Marcus Boon Self Self See fewer	Flicker (2008)
Udo Breger Self Self See fewer	Flicker (2008)
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