Like a pod of dolphins leaping harmoniously through the waves, the SoCal tour of JOHN LILLY AND THE EARTH COINCIDENCE CONTROL OFFICE arrives April 2–5 through a collaboration between Oscilloscope, Brain Dead Studios, 7th House, Philosophical Research Society, and Ojai Playhouse.

Directed by Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens, this new documentary explores the life and work of the daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly, a scientist who dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. Lilly’s motto, “My body is my laboratory,” guided his pioneering and controversial research into the intelligence and language of dolphins and whales, as well as his explorations of psychedelics and sensory deprivation.

Alongside the documentary, Brain Dead and 7th House present two films shaped by his work: Mike Nichols’s DAY OF THE DOLPHIN and Ken Russell’s ALTERED STATES. Together, these films chart the strange and fascinating cultural wake of Lilly’s quest to understand the mind, the ocean, and the hidden systems that might connect them both.