John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

Name: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
Duration: 1 h 29 min

1hr 29m

3.4/5 (271)

1hr 29m
3.4/5 (271)

A visionary neuroscientist explores the limits of consciousness through isolation tanks, communication with dolphins, and psychedelic experiments, transforming… More Details »

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Release Date:

Apr 2, 2026

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1hr 29m

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.

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This controversial documentary about psychonaut John C. Lilly divides audiences between those fascinated by his bizarre dolphin experiments and LSD research, and critics who slam it as an irresponsible puff piece that glosses over serious animal cruelty. Featuring Chloë Sevigny's narration and archival footage, viewers witness everything from steel sleeves hammered into dolphin heads to military-funded consciousness experiments that blur the line between genius and madness.

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Mind-Bending

Controversy-Magnet

Psychedelic-Science

Animal-Ethics

Consciousness-Trip

Archival-Deep-Dive

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3.4

Feb 25, 2025

“My body is my laboratory.” This documentary about John Lilly is really great. Lilly vouched for the intelligence of dolphins, but there were problematic things with his research (some are noted in the vegan alerts below). Please note that Lilly’s experimentations with LSD…

30 Likes

Allison M. 🌱

Feb 25, 2025

we got military funded experiments where freeloving hippies gave hand jobs to dolphins before GTA 6 😭

30 Likes

Mike Ordoñez

Feb 28, 2025

So long and thanks for all the LSD

15 Likes

Willy Evans
Mar 1, 2025

Courtney Stephens, co-director of “John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office” said she thinks that the film has created a nuanced portrait of a controversial figure. According to her, the film equally weighs both sides of the perspective on his work with drugs and…

15 Likes

boo 🧟‍♀️

Apr 11, 2026

Got to recommend Serial Experiments Lain to Michael Almereyda at a Q&A that literally only had me and Key in attendance.

4 Likes

Dozzyrok

Mar 2, 2025

turns out with copious amounts of lsd and ketamine you can discover anything

11 Likes

aberdevine
Mar 29, 2026

"Taking a 'just the facts' approach to their archival material, heighted by Chloë Sevigny’s even-handed narration and an ethereally detached ambient score, [Michael] Almereyda and [Courtney] Stephens allow viewers to come to their own conclusions about the ethical…

7 Likes

Screen Slate

Oct 9, 2025

His life was so insane and he did so many genuinely unhinged things in his career, including so much quack science, that him being involved in a program that was brainwashing monkeys so that they could be used as sleeper agents against the Soviets is only a minor detail in…

10 Likes

Lucy :-)

Jul 3, 2025

"If you could have dinner with 5 famous people alive or dead, who would you choose??"... but make it "if you could be reincarnated with 4 other people into the consciousnesses of a sperm whale who would you choose??"

10 Likes

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