Gambling, Gods & LSD

Synopsis

WORLD PREMIERE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NYON – VISIONS DU REEL

(180 min. 2002)

DIRECTOR: Peter Mettler

PRODUCERS: Ingrid Veninger, Cornelia Seitler, Alexandra Rockingham Gill

A filmmaker’s inquiry into transcendence become a three-hour trip across countries and cultures, interconnecting people, places and times.

“Mesmerizing… Hallucinogenic… A documentary that is more dreamlike than any drama.” Brian D. Johnson, MACLEAN’S

“Gambling, Gods and LSD becomes a sort of divine sacrament, melting the viewer’s synapses with a mesmerizing array of sights, sounds and genuinely profound insights… It ranks with the most visionary work of Chris Marker and Joris Ivens.” Jason Anderson, EYE MAGAZINE

“A fascinating three-hour exploration/autobiography/Zen meditation.” Cameron Bailey, NOW MAGAZINE

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Awards

Canada’s TIFF Top Ten 2002
Grand Prize, Visions du Reèl, Nyon
Best Films of the Year, Film Comment 2002
Genie Award “Best Documentary”
NFB Award “Best Documentary”
Grand Prize du Jury UBS, Visions du Reel Nyon

Festivals

WINNER: Genie Award BEST DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: NFB Award Vancouver Int’l Film Festival BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WINNER: Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
WINNER: Nyon Visions du Reel GRAND PRIX AWARD
WINNER: Film Comment BEST FILM OF THE YEAR 2002
WINNER: Duisberg Film Week 3SAT DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
WINNER: Canada’s Top Ten 2002
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Nyon Visions du Reel
Atlantic Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Pusan International Film Festival
Poland New Horizons Film Festival
Norway Documentary Film Festival
Duisberg International Film Festival
New York Film Society, Lincoln Centre
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Taiwan International Film Festival
Yamagata International Film Festival
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
Valladolid Film Festival
Helsinki Docpoint Film Festival