John Zorn Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    KiyaKiya

    KiyaKiya

    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...

    KiyaKiya
  • 2018
    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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1986
    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

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    Short movie.

    White and Lazy
  • 2022
    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)
  • 1999
    The eye

    The eye

    The eye

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    Short animation from Nicolas Brault

    The eye
  • 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
  • 2020
    Generació Kibbutz

    Generació Kibbutz

    Generació Kibbutz

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    Generació Kibbutz
  • 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
  • 1988
    Le deuxième jour

    Le deuxième jour

    Le deuxième jour

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    Cahen surveys a New York in transition, in transit, in smog, in chaos and in peace.

    Le deuxième jour
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1994
    A Lot of Fun for the Evil One

    A Lot of Fun for the Evil One

    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...

    A Lot of Fun for the Evil One