John Sanborn Movies
- 2012
PICO (reMIX)
PICO (reMIX)02012HD
A video memoir in which artist John Sanborn explores the seismic artistic upheaval wrought by three great artists: John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, and Nam...
- 1991
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents01991HD
This documentary is a history of The Residents hosted by Penn & Teller. It contains excerpts from most of their videos and some are in their complete...
- 2022
Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble02022HD
In the year 2023, following the death of Randy Rose, the lead singer of The Residents, his son Randy Junior discovers that his father's ashes have...
- 1993
Awakening from the 20th Century
Awakening from the 20th Century01993HD
"Awakening from the 20th Century" contends with the collision between the actual and the virtual in the city of San Francisco. "Is life becoming...
- 1992
Theology
Theology01992HD
Computer animation that follows a mysterious egg, directed by art pop musician Todd Rundgren. 3 years of production for 3 mins of animation.
- 2023
The Residents' God in 3 Persons
The Residents' God in 3 Persons02023HD
Presented from the point of view of Mister X, the quintessential unreliable narrator, God in 3 Persons relates the story of his involvement with a...
- 1984
Perfect Lives
Perfect Lives7.51984HD
Set in the American Midwest, Perfect Lives is “about” bank robbery, cocktail lounges, geriatric love, adolescent elopement, the changing...
- 1990
Infinite Escher
Infinite Escher51990HD
A boy travels through the world of M.C. Escher.
- 2014
ALLoT (A Long List of Things)
ALLoT (A Long List of Things)02014HD
Director John Sanborn attends his 40th high school reunion with a film crew to interview former classmates and gain a measure of closure on some...
- 1981
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons01981HD
Buried inside the epic American opera for television, “Perfect Lives” are the boogie-woogie lessons being sold by Buddy to untalented...
- 1981
Static
Static01981HD
Short film by John Sanborn
- 1981
The Super-8 Show: Beyond Home Movies
The Super-8 Show: Beyond Home Movies01981HD
A short survey of the small-gauge narrative film, beginning with the Kuchars' Sylvia's Promise (1962). Primarily focused on East Coast artists, the...
- 2024
In C, Too
In C, Too02024HD
"In C, Too" illuminates how close our dreams are to a common reality. Through structured visual improvisational techniques, the work explores how...
- 1978
Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video
Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video01978HD
This is a documentary about video artists Bill & Louise Etra, Woody & Steina Vasulka, and Kit Fitzgerald & John Sanborn.
- 1981
How to Fly
How to Fly01981HD
With HOW TO FLY, Bowes abandoned plot entirely, finding other forms of structure. He wanted to show that stories do not have to obsessively organize...
- 1980
Olympic Fragments
Olympic Fragments01980HD
Commissioned for the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, Olympic Fragments is a taut, expressive reinterpretation of athletic...
- 1983
ACT III
ACT III01983HD
Abstract video art set to the music of Philip Glass.
- 1986
Luminare
Luminare01986HD
Abstract video art by John Sanborn and Dean Winkler. Dedicated to Ed Emshwiller.
- 1985
Ear-Responsibility
Ear-Responsibility01985HD
A sequel to Ear to the Ground, Ear-Responsibility finds avant-garde percussionist David Van Tieghem roaming the streets of New York, discovering the...
- 1980
Resolution of the Eye
Resolution of the Eye01980HD
This work explores perception, time and memory, based on the concept that "science has yet to determine the actual resolution of the eye." Using...