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 Zorn

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

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    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,...

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
  • 2024
    Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

    Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

    Zorn III (2018 – 2022)

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    For 12 years now, Mathieu Amalric has been filming the stupendous New York saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Whirligig films that Zorn likes to...

    Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
  • 1995
    Zigrail

    Zigrail

    Zigrail

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    Zigrail
  • 2015
    The Viking of Sixth Avenue

    The Viking of Sixth Avenue

    The Viking of Sixth Avenue

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    A documentary about the colorful life, times and music of a true original, Louis “Moondog” Hardin, an eccentric blind musician and...

    The Viking of Sixth Avenue
  • 2004
    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

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    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...

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
  • 1985
    Rising Tones Cross

    Rising Tones Cross

    Rising Tones Cross

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    This film is a documentary composition of new jazz, New York as the city that generates it, and the musicians playing it. The thoughts of the...

    Rising Tones Cross
  • 2024
    Zorn II (2016 – 2018)

    Zorn II (2016 – 2018)

    Zorn II (2016 – 2018)

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    For 12 years now, Mathieu Amalric has been filming the stupendous New York saxophonist and composer John Zorn. Whirligig films that Zorn likes to...

    Zorn II (2016 – 2018)
  • 2009
    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    Kikoe

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    Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

    Kikoe
  • 1985
    Money

    Money

    Money

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    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...

    Money
  • 1988
    Cynical Hysterie Hour

    Cynical Hysterie Hour

    Cynical Hysterie Hour

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    Four short films directed by Kubo Kiriko.

    Cynical Hysterie Hour
  • 1997
    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

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    Short comedy film from Dina Waxman.

    Anton, Mailman
  • 1986
    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

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    Short movie.

    White and Lazy
  • 2009
    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

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    "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...

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
  • 2009
    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

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    The Man goes to the encounter of the Woman in a mysterious place where creatures live. While making love to one of them, he becomes her by changing...

    The Last Supper
  • 2024
    Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

    Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

    Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

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    Mathieu Amalric’s film with John Zorn began as a European TV commission that was quickly abandoned in favor of something more intimate: an...

    Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
  • 1999
    The eye

    The eye

    The eye

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    Short animation from Nicolas Brault

    The eye
  • 2020
    Generació Kibbutz

    Generació Kibbutz

    Generació Kibbutz

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    Generació Kibbutz
  • 1970
    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990

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    John Zorn: alto sax, vocals Bill Frisell: guitar Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, piano Fred Frith: bass Joey Baron: drums

    John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990
  • 1994
    Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal

    Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal

    Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal

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    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...

    Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal
  • 2001
    Nightwindows

    Nightwindows

    Nightwindows

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    Animated film that turns the viewer into a floating voyeur, snatching brief but compelling glimpses of peoples' private worlds beyond the window...

    Nightwindows