John Zorn Movies

  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 1995
    Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

    Hollywood Hotel

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    A young Taiwanese filmmaker explores the lives, dreams, and aspirations of a group of tenants at the Hastings Hotel, a resident hotel located in...

    Hollywood Hotel
  • 1986
    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

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    Short movie.

    White and Lazy
  • 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    Money (1985) is an historical document of the early days of "language poetry" and the downtown improvised music scene.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
  • 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
  • 1999
    The eye

    The eye

    The eye

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    Short animation from Nicolas Brault

    The eye
  • 2011
    15 Scenes: 254 Shots

    15 Scenes: 254 Shots

    15 Scenes: 254 Shots

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    Iconic film moments juxtaposed with the ordinary. The methods to create the shots run from classic studio set-ups to shooting on location using...

    15 Scenes: 254 Shots
  • 2022
    John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels

    John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels

    John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels

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    Part of a CD+DVD set released by Tzadik. Recorded at the powerful organ at Henry LeBoeuf Hall, Bozar in Brussels, this is one of Zorn’s most...

    John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2009
    Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls

    Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls

    Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls

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    He's been called Dr. Bones and Reptile Ray. Usually dressed in tattered "field-trip" clothes, Ray Bandar has been a fixture at the California Academy...

    Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls
  • 1997
    Mechanics Of The Brain

    Mechanics Of The Brain

    Mechanics Of The Brain

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    MECHANICS OF THE BRAIN is an experimental film in the form of a scientific documentary. A "remake" of the documentary film of the same name by...

    Mechanics Of The Brain
  • 1988
    Cynical Hysterie Hour

    Cynical Hysterie Hour

    Cynical Hysterie Hour

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    Four short films directed by Kubo Kiriko.

    Cynical Hysterie Hour
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 1995
    Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green

    Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green

    Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green

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    With his hand-held video camera, Jalal Toufic presents faces of ordinary people living in a war-ravaged country. He begins with a 1987 US state...

    Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green