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The Dream Machine

1986 | 35m | English

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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 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. )
Release Date: Jan 01, 1986
Director: Michael Kostiff, Cerith Wyn Evans, John Maybury, Derek Jarman
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Genres: Documentary
Keywords lgbt, dreamachine, short film
Production Companies Arts Council of England, BFI
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 04, 2025
Entered: May 07, 2024
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Michael Kostiff Director
Cerith Wyn Evans Director
Tim Burke Cinematography
John Maybury Director
Derek Jarman Director
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James Mackay Producer
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