Apr 09, 1994
59 min
Full-HD

Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife (1994)

A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.

Category

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Illuminations Films

Philip K. Dick

Self (archive footage)

Brian Aldiss

Self - Interviewee

Jim Blaylock

Self - Interviewee

Elvis Costello

Self - Interviewee

Anne Dick

Self - Philip K. Dick's third wife

Tessa B. Dick

Self - Philip K. Dick's fourth wife

Thomas M. Disch

Self - Interviewee

Russell Galen

Self - Interviewee

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