John Zorn Movies
- 2003
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...
- 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.
- 1989
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.
- 1997
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...
- 2011
KiyaKiya
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— The term "KiyaKiya" comes from the old Japanese expression "mune ga kiyakiya suru." I first encountered it in Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's book...
- 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...
- 2010
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...
- 1970
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
- 1986
White and Lazy
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Short movie.
- 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...
- 1999
The eye
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Short animation from Nicolas Brault
- 1995
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...
- 2020
Generació Kibbutz
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- 1994
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...
- 1988
Le deuxième jour
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Cahen surveys a New York in transition, in transit, in smog, in chaos and in peace.
- 2011
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...
- 2008
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...
- 2009
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...
- 1994
A Lot of Fun for the Evil One
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Where art & erotica meet! Using a series of exciting sex games in which sadism and punishment are central, dark masturbation tales are portrayed. On...