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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
6.7 / 10• 2025• 1h 29m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
The daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. “My body is my laboratory” was the motto, and his research on the language of dolphins and whales – as well as psychedelics and sensory deprivation – assured his own cult status in 20th-century pop culture as the basis for Ken Russel’s Altered States and Mike Nichols’s The Day of the Dolphin. Directors Michael Almareyda and Courtney Stephens, along with narrator Chloë Sevigny, explore the life of a determined scientist and his experiments into the psychonautical unknown.
Cast & Crew
Chloë Sevigny
Narrator (voice)
Lead
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
Self (archive footage)
Scott McVay
Self
HM
Hella McVay
Self
DR
Diana Reiss
Self
GC
Gigi Coyle
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Almereyda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
