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FLicKeR

Director: Nik Sheehan
Starring: Iggy Pop (Himself), Marianne Faithfull (Herself)
Countries: Canada
Subjects: Arts & Culture
Genres: Alive Mind Cinema, Culture, Documentary
Type: Color
Year: 2008
Language: English
Length: 75 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9

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Synopsis

Libraries and institutions requiring a Public Performance License should contact Alive Mind Education.

This award-winning documentary about poet, artist, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin, portrays the life and legacy of an artist who believed art could revolutionize human consciousness. FLicKeR chronicles Gysin’s complex ideas, friendships and influence with some of the 20th century’s key counterculture figures, such as William Burroughs, Kurt Cobain and Marianne Faithful.

Gysin was fascinated by identity. He saw himself as incarnating the 10th-century King of Assassins, trained in counter-espionage during WWII, and wrote and rewrote his name in countless permutations, as if to make it disappear - in the process, inventing the cut-up technique that his lifelong friend, Beat novelist Burroughs, would make famous. Featuring greats like Burroughs (in archival footage), singer Marianne Faithfull, singer/artist Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV, poet John Giorno, punk rocker Iggy Pop, filmmaker Kenneth Anger and artist/turntablist DJ Spooky, FLicKeR is a hypnotic documentary.

Taking the dream machine as the basis of its explorations, FLicKeR asks crucial questions about the nature of art and consciousness, and imagines humanity liberated to explore its creativity in complete freedom.

Educational Reviews

"An insightful look at a figure perhaps more notable for his oddity and effect on others than his individual accomplishments, this intriguing profile is recommended." *** Recommended Video Librarian

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Critical Acclaim

"The rare documentary that jumps beyond informative and entertaining into the realm of mind-expanding, FLicKeR blends revelatory biography, energizing philosophy, and seductive trances."
San Francisco Weekly

"FlicKeR is steadfast in its belief that Gysin is influential… a variety of academics use Gysin as a gateway to discussions of everything from the changing nature of terrorism to iPods… [FLicKeR] energizes his enigma."
San Francisco Bay Guardian

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