John Zorn Movies
- 2002
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn5.52002HD
A rare peek into the working methods of John Zorn. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City,...
- 2004
Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
Masada: Live at Tonic 199902004HD
Filmed with an intimate three camera shoot by Antonio Ferrera, a close friend of John Zorn and a long time cameraman for the documentary masters the...
- 1995
Tears of Ecstasy
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A conceptual pinku film by renowned experimental artist Hiroyuki Oki, which is conceived of 60 shots which all are 60 seconds long and represent an...
- 1994
Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal
Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal01994HD
This film by Johanna Heer and Werner Schmiedel represents a homage to a man revered internationally as one of the great humanitarians of the 20th...
- 2009
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags102009HD
"Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags" brings to life the vibrant, unexpected history of the Garment District, which for many years was the heart and...
- 1970
Cynical Hysterie Hour
Cynical Hysterie Hour01970HD
Four short films directed by Kubo Kiriko.
- 1991
The Golden Boat
The Golden Boat6.11991HD
Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling...
- 1990
Step Across the Border
Step Across the Border7.9171990HD
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
- 1970
John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 199001970HD
John Zorn: alto sax, vocals Bill Frisell: guitar Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, piano Fred Frith: bass Joey Baron: drums
- 1998
The Port of Last Resort
The Port of Last Resort6.51998HD
Documentary that follows the lives of several Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai during WWII.
- 2009
Kikoe
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Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...
- 1999
The eye
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Short animation from Nicolas Brault
- 1985
Money
Money01985HD
Money (1985) is an historical document of the early days of "language poetry" and the downtown improvised music scene. A manic collage film from the...
- 2011
Bare Room
Bare Room72011HD
B-movies, industrial films, TV commercials, home movies, animation, and softcore porn have been collected and reassembled into a fractured noir...
- 2002
Despite Treblinka
Despite Treblinka02002HD
In 1942, nazi leaders met in Wansee to organize the final solution to the Jewish problem. The Warsaw guetto was first. Treblinka was created in a...
- 2024
Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
Zorn III (2018 – 2022)82024HD
For 12 years now, Mathieu Amalric has been filming the stupendous New York saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Whirligig films that Zorn likes to...
- 1995
The Elegant Spanking
The Elegant Spanking41995HD
SM curio immaculately shot by Maria Beatty.
- 2011
15 Scenes: 254 Shots
15 Scenes: 254 Shots02011HD
Iconic film moments juxtaposed with the ordinary. The methods to create the shots run from classic studio set-ups to shooting on location using...
- 2000
Sabbath in Paradise
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Documentary examining contemporary Jewish musical culture in New York's avant garde Jazz scene in the 1990s.
- 2003
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America02003HD
Traces the journey of five kung fu monks in search of the American dream. Hailing from China's legendary Shaolin Temple, these Zen masters and kung...