John Zorn Movies

  • 1997
    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

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    Short comedy film from Dina Waxman.

    Anton, Mailman
  • 2003
    Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America

    Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America

    Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America

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    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...

    Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America
  • 2008
    Boy

    Boy

    Boy

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    The life of the old horse comes to end behind that - the death. But before the death, the fortune gives him the last fantastic vision which opens the...

    Boy
  • 2010
    Arcana

    Arcana

    Arcana

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    A globally composed, musically arranged montage-round: so Henry Hills’s arcana appears to be, a fulminant 30-minute cut-up epic that takes...

    Arcana
  • 2002
    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

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    Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has...

    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1994
    Little Lieutenant

    Little Lieutenant

    Little Lieutenant

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    Little Lieutenant is a look back at the late Weimar era with its struggles and celebrations leading up to world war, a period piece. Scored to John...

    Little Lieutenant
  • 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
  • 2002
    Despite Treblinka

    Despite Treblinka

    Despite Treblinka

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    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...

    Despite Treblinka
  • 1989
    Neo-Geo: An American Purchase

    Neo-Geo: An American Purchase

    Neo-Geo: An American Purchase

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    Produced during a year-long residency in New York, Neo Geo is a vivid portrayal of the contemporary American cultural landscape.

    Neo-Geo: An American Purchase
  • 1986
    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

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    Short movie.

    White and Lazy
  • 2007
    Monday April 16, 2007

    Monday April 16, 2007

    Monday April 16, 2007

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    John Zorn with his band at Anthology Film Archves performs COBRA, part one.

    Monday April 16, 2007
  • 1988
    Put More Blood Into the Music

    Put More Blood Into the Music

    Put More Blood Into the Music

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    PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of...

    Put More Blood Into the Music
  • 1987
    She Must Be Seeing Things

    She Must Be Seeing Things

    She Must Be Seeing Things

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    Agatha is an international lawyer, Jo a filmmaker. The two women are lovers. While Jo is on the road showing her films, Agatha discovers and reads...

    She Must Be Seeing Things
  • 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
  • 2009
    Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)

    Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)

    Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)

    02009HD

    An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

    Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation)
  • 2000
    Sabbath in Paradise

    Sabbath in Paradise

    Sabbath in Paradise

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    Documentary examining contemporary Jewish musical culture in New York's avant garde Jazz scene in the 1990s.

    Sabbath in Paradise
  • 2004
    Between Science and Garbage

    Between Science and Garbage

    Between Science and Garbage

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    A whirlwind of improvisation combines the images of animator Pierre Hébert with the avant-garde sound of techno whiz Bob Ostertag in this...

    Between Science and Garbage