The Dream Machine

The Dream Machine

1986
35m
4.0

4.0/10

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Documentary
Overview

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 of Brion Gysin using a dream machine. Jarman's contribution is a version of his 1977 Art and the Pose (aka Arty the Pose), refilmed at 3fps, with a musical soundtrack. Jarman planned The Dream Machine as a commemoration of William Burroughs and Gysin's 1982 visit to the UK, and received initial funding from the Arts Council in 1983, then rethought the project as a portmanteau film featuring Gysin alone. The production remained in limbo until 1986, when James Mackay obtained completion funding from the British Film Institute. (Since this film was released on VHS accompanied by Jarman's Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull, T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven and Pirate Tape under the umbrella title The Dream Machine, synopses of this film have often muddled up its details with those of the earlier films. )

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Production Information

Production Companies
BFI Arts Council of England
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

lgbt dreamachine short film

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1986
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0085459

Cast

Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin

Gerald Incandela
Gerald Incandela

Jean-Marc Prouveur
Jean-Marc Prouveur

Self

Key Crew

James Mackay
Producer
John Maybury
Director
Michael Kostiff
Director
Derek Jarman
Director
Cerith Wyn Evans
Director