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FRIDAY 9:00 JOHN LILLY AND THE EARTH COINCIDENCE CONTROL OFFICE

$15.00

Friday, August 22, 2025
9:00 PM - 10:15* PM
Headphone Theater

Yes, that John Lilly - the one who tried to teach dolphins to speak, took LSD in sensory deprivation tanks, and believed in cosmic entities controlling coincidences. This is a sharply crafted documentary, and it’s as strange as you'd hope. Oh yeah… it’s narrated by Chloë Sevigny!!

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*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

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Friday, August 22, 2025
9:00 PM - 10:15* PM
Headphone Theater

Yes, that John Lilly - the one who tried to teach dolphins to speak, took LSD in sensory deprivation tanks, and believed in cosmic entities controlling coincidences. This is a sharply crafted documentary, and it’s as strange as you'd hope. Oh yeah… it’s narrated by Chloë Sevigny!!

Want to attend multiple screenings at Defy?
The Weekend Pass is the biggest bang for your buck!

Only attending one of the days?
Try our new Friday or Saturday Day Passes!

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Friday, August 22, 2025
9:00 PM - 10:15* PM
Headphone Theater

Yes, that John Lilly - the one who tried to teach dolphins to speak, took LSD in sensory deprivation tanks, and believed in cosmic entities controlling coincidences. This is a sharply crafted documentary, and it’s as strange as you'd hope. Oh yeah… it’s narrated by Chloë Sevigny!!

Want to attend multiple screenings at Defy?
The Weekend Pass is the biggest bang for your buck!

Only attending one of the days?
Try our new Friday or Saturday Day Passes!

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

FILMS IN THIS SCREENING BLOCK:

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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

Director: Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens

Country of Origin: United States

Premiere: Tennessee

Synopsis: An essay film about the mysteries of consciousness and communication channeled through neurophysiologist and “psychonaut” John C. Lilly, a daring experimenter with dolphins and psychedelics. Lilly’s motto — “My body is my laboratory” — carried him into realms of radical self-investigation, while his research also helped bring dolphins and whales into the collective dreamlife of the 20th century.
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