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Manual of Evasion LX94

Manual of Evasion LX94

1994 · 56 min · ★ 7.3 · Documentary

“Manual of Evasion LX94” is a thought-provoking Dadaist film about time by the Portuguese director Edgar Pêra. It was shot in Lisbon in 1994 and stars Terence McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson and Rudy Rucker. Time is explored from many unusual angles, while Pêra fills the screen with a wide variety of bizarre and mind-warping imagery.

Directed by Edgar Pêra · Written by Edgar Pêra

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