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A visionary neuroscientist explores the limits of consciousness through isolation tanks, communication with dolphins, and psychedelic experiments, transforming himself from researcher to mystical explorer.
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Chris Cassingham In Review Online Mar 18
The seemingly light touch behind this unconventional profile of John Lilly, simultaneously a mainstream pioneer in dolphin communication research and an elusive cult figure, belies serious inquiry into the unknowables we face every day. Go to Full Review Leonardo Goi The Film Stage 02/25/2025
Earth Coincidence isn’t a biopic so much as a study of a few tumultuous decades in US history, and how ideas––even and especially the most absurd––can seep into culture. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 02/20/2025
One of Coincidence Control’s clear takeaways is that universal reverence for dolphins and whales, and how their preservation became a stand-in for caring about the environment as a whole, is a direct and uncomplicatedly laudable part of Lilly’s legacy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael Almereyda

Director

Courtney Stephens

Director

Alejandro Jodorowsky

Actor

Chloë Sevigny

Narrator

Michael Almereyda

Writer

Courtney Stephens

Writer

Movie Info

Synopsis A visionary neuroscientist explores the limits of consciousness through isolation tanks, communication with dolphins, and psychedelic experiments, transforming himself from researcher to mystical explorer.
Director
Michael Almereyda, Courtney Stephens
Producer
Taylor Hess, Jesse Miller, Michael Almereyda, Courtney Stephens
Screenwriter
Michael Almereyda, Courtney Stephens, Michael Almereyda, Courtney Stephens
Production Co
Subtle Body Films
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m