# Event Details - **Event Name**: Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Courtney Stephens and Michael Almereyeda’s endlessly fascinating film.About this EventBaltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control OfficeThu 9 July | 18:30£6/£4* per personCourtney Stephens and Michael Almereyeda’s endlessly fascinating film joins the depths of the ocean with the furthest reaches of the unconscious via the unlikely research of neurophysiologist and ‘psychonaut’ John C.Lilly.Lilly sustained an extraordinary career through uniquely adventurous scientific research. The inventor of the isolation tank, he was a primary explorer in the study of dolphin communication and founded his own marine laboratory, pairing a young female researcher with a young male dolphin in a partially-flooded house. His motto, ‘my body is my laboratory’, carried him into realms of radical self-investigation, while his research also helped bring dolphins and whales into the collective dreamlife of the 20th century.Narrated by Chloë Sevigny, John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office tells the story of Lilly’s quest, as one historian put it, to “get his hands on the steering wheel of consciousness” — a project that relied increasingly on psychedelics from LSD to ketamine and beyond, leaving conventional science behind.Spanning the 1950s to the 70s, Lilly’s enquiry was both shaped by and in turn influenced Cold War military science, the drug-infused counterculture of the 60s, and the environmental vanguard of the 70s. His experiments entered pop culture apocrypha, serving as the inspiration for two Hollywood films, The Day of the Dolphin and Altered States, and earned him the attention of equally exceptional contemporaries, including filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office screens as part of Sea Season, a programme of films continuing the themes of Baltic’s exhibition For All At Last Return, which ends on 7 June.Supported by Schmidt Ocean Institute, exhibition partner of .Doors open 18:00; Film starts 18:30. Pop-up cinema bar open from 18:00 for drinks.Please note we cannot offer refunds on this event.*Concessions: under 18s, unwaged & 65+Baltic CinemaBaltic Cinema is a new year-round cinema programme at Baltic, lighting up our Level 1 Cinema with the best new and archive films. Bringing otherwise rarely-screened work to the North East, Baltic Cinema also expands our exhibitions, offering a chance to explore further some of the themes they raise.Baltic Cinema has five strands:Currents presents new work from across the worldSources expands on our exhibitionsSelected shows films selected by our artists and partnersQuayside Kino is a monthly screening for families and childrenNews From Home offers films on and from the North East, for the people who live hereAll regular screenings take place in our Level 1 Cinema.See full programme of screenings here.AccessibilityWe want our events to be inclusive and accessible. If you have any accessibility requests or questions, please email myexperience@balticmill.com. Ahead of your visit, you can find out about Baltic's facilities and accessibility here. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/gateshead/baltic-cinema-john-lilly-and-the-earth-coincidence-control-office/100001990180478385 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Exhibitions, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 5.4, max: 7.01, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Gateshead - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art - **lat**: 54.9691659 - **long**: -1.5983203000000685 - **full address**: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/294bd5052adc3bd03d40ac4356108834172aa109f57752168737ef0b02d11f52-rimg-w1200-h600-dc4b7b8a-gmir.jpg?v=1779972547 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office being held? - **A:** Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 pm at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, South Shore Road, Gateshead, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office? - **A:** Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office is organized by Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Baltic Cinema: John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/294bd5052adc3bd03d40ac4356108834172aa109f57752168737ef0b02d11f52-rimg-w1200-h600-dc4b7b8a-gmir.jpg?v=1779972547", "startDate": "2026-07-09", "endDate": "2026-07-09", "url": "https://allevents.in/gateshead/baltic-cinema-john-lilly-and-the-earth-coincidence-control-office/100001990180478385", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "South Shore Road", "postalCode": "NE8 3BA", "addressLocality": "Gateshead", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "54.9691659", "longitude": "-1.5983203000000685" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Courtney Stephens and Michael Almereyeda’s endlessly fascinating film.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-07-09", "validFrom": "2026-09-06", "lowPrice": "5.40", "highPrice": "7.01", "price": "5.40", "url": "https://allevents.in/gateshead/baltic-cinema-john-lilly-and-the-earth-coincidence-control-office/100001990180478385" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/gateshead/baltic-cinema-john-lilly-and-the-earth-coincidence-control-office/100001990180478385", "price": "7.01", "name": "Baltic Cinema (Full Price)" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/gateshead/baltic-cinema-john-lilly-and-the-earth-coincidence-control-office/100001990180478385", "price": "5.40", "name": "Baltic Cinema (Concession)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/baltic-centre-for-contemporary-art/22519833", "description": "Baltic Centre for Contemporary ArtSouth Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BAHoused in a landmark industrial building on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, Baltic presents an ever-changing calendar of dynamic, diverse & international contemporary visual art exhibitions and events." } ] } ] ```