"The Penultimate Truth about Philip K. Dick"
In 2007 I produced this documentary about the mystical experiences of sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick.
Philip K. Dick is considered by many to be one the...
"The Penultimate Truth about Philip K. Dick"
In 2007 I produced this documentary about the mystical experiences of sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick.
Philip K. Dick is considered by many to be one the world's greatest science fiction writers ever; as a sufferer from mental illness himself he had the ability to turn his hallucinations about the universe into an extraordinary writing career. During his lifetime, Dick produced an astonishing amount of prize winning novels and short stories, which were translated into more than 25 languages. Three of his literary works were transformed into blockbuster movies: Blade Runner, Minority Report and Total Recall. Several years before his death, Philip started having mystical experiences that affected his everyday life. As a result, he started to wonder if what he had imagined for his stories was real and if life was just an illusion or the creation of each person's subjectivity. This in-depth program explores Philip K. Dick`s world, a universe full of mysteries and intrigues.
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So happy to find this randomly! YOu have done and absolutely remarkable job with this doc about Phil's life, truly.. Excellent companion piece to Laurence Sutin's "Divine INvasions: A life of Phillip K. Dick"
Great doc both informative and poignant. I got to know Phil while going to Cal State Fullerton in the early seventies. Between classes I hung out at a local record store and Phil would show up a few times a week to check out new releases. I remember recommending Pink Floyd's DSOTM, Roxy Music's 1st LP and Bowie's Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust which he took home with him. I still have a signed copy of We Can Build You he so generously offered as a gift during one of these listening sessions.
The best documentary I've seen on PKD and I've seen a few now. It was great you were able to interview 4 of his wives, some girlfriends and his SF friends Powers, Blaylock, Jeter and Disch. Some complained about the investigation backdrop, but I thought it fit well with Dick's paranoiac tendencies and real life encounters with CIA and police. Great work!
VALIS is my favorite novel, thankyou for creating a compassionate and accurate portrayal of the man..I always wondered what some of his friends that he portrayed in novels were really like in person...'Kevin', especially, is pretty close to the character Kevin in VALIS...
Excellent work baruyero on the documentary, you really gave a succint but thorough overview of the life of PKD.
I applaud you as well for producing and financing the bio and hope it's commercially available to purchase a copy, I really think it's worth it. If so I would like to see some behind the scenes of the making of the production and would like to know how this project came about.
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It was tragic for a great man like PKD and tragic for any human being.
I applaud you as well for producing and financing the bio and hope it's commercially available to purchase a copy, I really think it's worth it. If so I would like to see some behind the scenes of the making of the production and would like to know how this project came about.
Thank you very very much!
Long live the memory of PKD...