BAMcinemaFEST 2011: Alison Ellwood on ‘Magic Trip’  by |
BAMcinemaFEST 2011  BAMcinemaFEST screens 11 docs in Brooklyn,
June 16-26, 2011  Alison Ellwood, filmmaker and editor, has been
collaborating with Oscar-winning documentary director Alex
Gibney for many years now, spanning Enron: The Smartest Guys in
the Room (which was seen on PBS’ Independent Lens), Casino Jack
and the United States of Money, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr.
Hunter S. Thompson and Catching Hell. Their latest project,
Magic Trip, with Ellwood taking the wheel this time around,
takes us on a psychedelic road trip with Ken Kesey (One Flew
Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and the Merry Pranksters, with
entertaining — and mind-blowingly coherent — results. With the
blessing of the Kesey family, Ellwood began excavating the
remarkable trove of footage taken from the cross-country trips.
Had you been of age at the time when Magic Trip took place,
would you have joined the Merry Pranksters?      Describe how
you came to the footage in the first plac