Brion Gysin Movies

  • 1986
    Ornette: Made in America

    Ornette: Made in America

    Ornette: Made in America

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    Shirley Clarke's frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.

    Ornette: Made in America
  • 1984
    Burroughs: The Movie

    Burroughs: The Movie

    Burroughs: The Movie

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    An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion...

    Burroughs: The Movie
  • 1966
    The Cut-Ups

    The Cut-Ups

    The Cut-Ups

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    Essentially a dizzying montage of quirky shots of legendary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs and noted surrealist artist Brion Gysin, this...

    The Cut-Ups
  • 2009
    FLicKeR

    FLicKeR

    FLicKeR

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    In 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations, drugless highs, and revolutionize...

    FLicKeR
  • 1986
    The Dream Machine

    The Dream Machine

    The Dream Machine

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    A 16mm anthology of experimental super 8 films by Derek Jarman, Michael Kostiff, Cerith Wyn Evans and John Maybury, with framing footage by Tim Burke...

    The Dream Machine
  • 1982
    Psychic TV: First Transmission

    Psychic TV: First Transmission

    Psychic TV: First Transmission

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    For over 30 years, the so-called First Transmission video from Psychic TV, has been the stuff of, well, “snuff film” legend. First...

    Psychic TV: First Transmission
  • 1982
    Ghost at No. 9

    Ghost at No. 9

    Ghost at No. 9

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    Experimental artistic film which uses the milieu of experimental art with a background of various kinds of sounds and music. (worldcat.org)...

    Ghost at No. 9
  • 1998
    Destroy All Rational Thought

    Destroy All Rational Thought

    Destroy All Rational Thought

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    The great Beat Generation experiments took place in Tangier, the Moroccan city where William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and the Moroccan painter Hamri...

    Destroy All Rational Thought
  • 1984
    The Final Academy Documents

    The Final Academy Documents

    The Final Academy Documents

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    Documentation of the showcase titled 'The Final Academy', filmed on October 4, 1982 in The Haçienda, Manchester. Video 1 features the movies...

    The Final Academy Documents