Philip Glass Movies

  • 2013
    November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963

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    Josiah “Tink” Thompson discusses the Kennedy assassination, the nature of truth and photographic evidence in this short film from...

    November 22, 1963
  • 2021
    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

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    Based on a story by Franz Kafka, this Philip Glass opera is set at the turn of the 20th century on a remote island where a high-ranking visitor...

    In the Penal Colony
  • 2016
    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

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    As part of a new collaboration with the famous composer Philip Glass, French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque perform the European premiere...

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos
  • 1968
    Railroaded

    Railroaded

    Railroaded

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    An absurdist comedy short directed and produced by Harrison Engle. Features one of the first film scores by Philip Glass.

    Railroaded
  • 2013
    Re: Awakenings

    Re: Awakenings

    Re: Awakenings

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    Original Super 8 footage shot by Dr. Oliver Sacks of his patients at Beth Abraham Hospital, Bronx, NY, who were administered the drug L-Dopa in the...

    Re: Awakenings
  • 2024
    Anhedonia

    Anhedonia

    Anhedonia

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    A piece of visual poetry that shows the world seen through the eyes of a person in a constant state of anhedonia

    Anhedonia
  • 1986
    A Perfect Couple

    A Perfect Couple

    A Perfect Couple

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    One night in Gotham one couple ends their relationship, then another, and another.

    A Perfect Couple
  • 1971
    New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971

    New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971

    New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971

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    With participation of John Cage, Earle Brown, David Tudor, Gordon Mumma, David Behrman, Max Neuhaus, Morton Subotnik, Phil Corner, Joe Jones, Alvin...

    New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
  • 1975
    What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

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    The film is about looking. I bet that slight variations of few recurrent elements would encourage the viewer to free associate and to fantasize a...

    What Maisie Knew
  • 1968
    Inquiring Nuns

    Inquiring Nuns

    Inquiring Nuns

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    Two nuns travel across Chicago asking people the question, "Are you happy?"

    Inquiring Nuns
  • 1995
    Evidence

    Evidence

    Evidence

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    A haunting look at children watching television.

    Evidence
  • 2011
    Glass: Kepler

    Glass: Kepler

    Glass: Kepler

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    Live performance of Philip Glass's opera Kepler (2009) by the Landestheater Linz Upper Austrian State Theater in 2011, conducted by Dennis Russell...

    Glass: Kepler
  • 2002
    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

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    Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).

    Impact of Progress
  • 2003
    Wildfire

    Wildfire

    Wildfire

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    Female dancers “clothed” in electronically generated flaming colors reincarnate Thomas Edison’s 1894 hand-tinted film...

    Wildfire
  • 1983
    ACT III

    ACT III

    ACT III

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    Abstract video art set to the music of Philip Glass.

    ACT III
  • 2010
    Trans-Action

    Trans-Action

    Trans-Action

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    Trans-Action tells the story of an extraordinary woman. Anna Grodzka who in 2011 became the first transgender person in the Polish government, and...

    Trans-Action
  • 1989
    Continuum: 1. Initiation

    Continuum: 1. Initiation

    Continuum: 1. Initiation

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    Part one of the two part abstract video art-piece, with music composed by Philip Glass and performed by the Kronos String Quartet.

    Continuum: 1. Initiation
  • 2004
    The Origins of AIDS

    The Origins of AIDS

    The Origins of AIDS

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    While AIDS may be one of the most feared diseases of modern times, there is still a degree of scientific debate over the subject of just how the...

    The Origins of AIDS
  • 2019
    Universal Machine

    Universal Machine

    Universal Machine

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    Universal Machine is a meditation on the ultimate fate of humanity's relationship with technology. Featuring music by Philip Glass, the film follows...

    Universal Machine
  • 1992
    Mirror of the Planet

    Mirror of the Planet

    Mirror of the Planet

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    Jytte Rex' sixth feature explores the here and now, the once and future beyond, Death and Eros, and proof of God's existence to be found in the Black...

    Mirror of the Planet