John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

Ever since his infamous LSD experimentation with dolphins in the 1960s, counterculture figurehead John C. Lilly has been heralded as an intrepid researcher of the weird. This archival, essayistic voyage along the fringes of reality pulls its audience down the psychedelic rabbit hole of Lilly’s work. Isolation tanks, flooded mansions for interspecies conversations between dolphins and humans, and intergalactic organizations weave a narrative on the border between science and science fiction. Along with an alluring soundscape, Chloë Sevigny’s dreamy narration provides an anchor through the tumultuous tales of Lilly’s legacy. While our current era is consumed by technology and ever-expanding Artificial Intelligence debates, John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office boldly questions the future of human consciousness by scouring the past. (MB)
This film contains images of animal experimentation.