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2008 Biography

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.

Director: Nik Sheehan

Starring: Marianne Faithfull, Lee Ranaldo, Iggy Pop,Kenneth Anger

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Awards

  • Best Performing Arts Program or Series or Arts Documentary Program or Series

    Gemini Awards (2009)