Gay pop-culture icon Brion Gysin set about finding a way to alter thought
patterns without the use of chemicals or drugs, and ended up creating a
hypnotic “Dream Machine” that uses a pulsing light to match the alphawave rhythms in the brain and lower stress levels. “Thank God I didn’t
drop any acid this morning,” said Farnel after trying out one of the
machines set up at the press conference. – Hot Docs runs from April 17 to
27 in Toronto. Showtimes and more info can be found at www.hotdocs.caor