Bells Of Atlantis
Ian Hugo, USA, 1952, 9 min
A perfect fusion of poetry and film, with dense layered imagery and music from electro pioneers Louise and Bebe Barron. The writer Anaïs Nin provides dialogue from her novella “House of Incest” and appears adrift in the undersea realm of Atlantis before ascending to dry land.
Fétiche (The Devil’s Ball)
Władysław Starewicz, France, 1933, 35 min
A toy stuffed dog has just been sewn together when it hears a young child ask for an orange. The child’s mother explains that they have no money, and so she cannot buy any oranges. The dog is then packed up along with a box full of other toys to be sold, but it soon winds up in the street. The dog picks up an orange from a curb side stand, and hopes to take it home to the child. But that night, before the dog can get back to the child’s home, it must face a series of strange and frightening adventures.
Barabbas
Richard Fleischer, USA, 1961, 137 min
Governor Pontius Pilate gave the populace a choice to spare either Barabbas, a criminal, or Jesus, condemned as a heretic, from crucifixion. The masses chose Barrabas, and he is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.
It ain’t easy singing for a black metal band.
Drum de marde!
Pascal Plante, Canada, 2015, 6 min
An aging punk rock band has an existential crisis.
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FLicKeR
Nic Sheehan, Canada, 2008, 75 min
(…) The film is based on the book Chapel of Extreme Experience by John G. Geiger about the work of artist Brion Gysin and his Dreamachine.
Gysin’s Dreamachine used a 100-watt light bulb, a motor, and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. Its users would sit in front of it, close their eyes, and experience visions as a result of the flashes of light. Gysin believed that by offering the world a drugless high the invention could revolutionize human consciousness.
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Limited Edition Dreamachines based on BRION GYSIN’s original specifications (August 10, 2012)
Montréal Dreamachine (April 6, 2010)
