Psychedelic film is a film genre characterized by the influence of
psychedelia and the
experiences of
psychedelic drugs. Psychedelic films typically contain visual distortion and
experimental narratives, often emphasizing
psychedelic imagery. They might reference drugs directly, or merely present a distorted reality resembling the effects of psychedelic drugs. Their experimental narratives often purposefully try to distort the viewers' understanding of reality or normality.[1][2]
Subgenres
Acid Western adapts tropes of the
Western genre popular in the 1960s and 1970s, augmented with psychedelic imagery or allusions.[3]
Psychodrama may complement dramatic elements of the film with psychedelic imagery based on psychological expansion or exploration.
Psychedelic film is a film genre characterized by the influence of
psychedelia and the
experiences of
psychedelic drugs. Psychedelic films typically contain visual distortion and
experimental narratives, often emphasizing
psychedelic imagery. They might reference drugs directly, or merely present a distorted reality resembling the effects of psychedelic drugs. Their experimental narratives often purposefully try to distort the viewers' understanding of reality or normality.[1][2]
Subgenres
Acid Western adapts tropes of the
Western genre popular in the 1960s and 1970s, augmented with psychedelic imagery or allusions.[3]
Psychodrama may complement dramatic elements of the film with psychedelic imagery based on psychological expansion or exploration.