Gambling, Gods and LSD

Gambling, Gods and LSD
dir. Peter Mettler/Canada, Switzerland/2002/180 min.
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Gdyńskie Centrum Filmowe, sala Goplana
2024-05-15
16:45

A unique and audacious film that took ten years to complete, "Gambling, Gods and LSD" is an experimental documentary that defies easy categorization. Described by visionary director Peter Mettler as being about “the human quest for transcendence and meaning, the denial of death, the illusion of safety and our relationship to nature”, the film encompasses a range of styles and approaches, from travelogue to music video, from essay to video art.

The film takes us on a journey of discovery to various parts of the globe, observing the different ways in which people seek transcendence. Mettler interviews heroin addicts, gamblers, born-again Christians, and ninety-seven-year-old Albert Hofmann, the inventor of LSD, each of them seeking to express the meaning of their life. Everywhere along the way, the same themes continue to emerge: thrill-seeking, luck, destiny, faith, expanding perception and the craving for security in an uncertain world. Fact joins with fantasy as the search for meaning and the quest for ecstasy begin to merge. Blending documentary observation with lyrical camera work and location sound with aural sculpture, Mettler combines arrestingly beautiful imagery with richly textured soundscapes. The result is an audio-visual composition whose movements challenge our preconceptions.

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  • projection time:
    180 min.
  • country/year:
    Canada, Switzerland /2002
  • director:
    Peter Mettler
  • pictures:
    Peter Mettler
  • editor:
    Peter Mettler, Roland Schlimme
  • production:
    Cornelia Seitler, Ingrid Veninger, Alexandra Gill / Maximage
  • festivals and awards:
    2002 – Toronto IFF, 2002 – Visions du Réel Nyon: Grand Prix, 2002 – Vancouver IFF: Best Documentary, 2002 – Monteral IFF: Best Documentary, 2003 – IDFA Amsterdam

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