John Zorn Movies

  • 2017
    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 ongoing dia...

    Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
  • 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 prog...

    Zorn III (2018 – 2022)
  • 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 prog...

    Zorn II (2016 – 2018)
  • 1993
    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

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    This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most influential...

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians
  • 1990
    Step Across the Border

    Step Across the Border

    Step Across the Border

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    An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.

    Step Across the Border
  • 2024
    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
  • 2004
    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

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    Filmed with an intimate three camera shoot by Antonio Ferrera, a close friend of John Zorn and a long time cameraman for the documentary masters the M...

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
  • 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 beautiful...

    John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels
  • 2002
    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

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    A rare peek into the working methods of John Zorn. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra,...

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007 and for...

    365 Day Project
  • 1985
    Rising Tones Cross

    Rising Tones Cross

    Rising Tones Cross

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    This film is a documentary composition of new jazz, New York as the city that generates it, and the musicians playing it. The thoughts of the saxopho...

    Rising Tones Cross
  • 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

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    In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's perform...

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
  • 1988
    Put More Blood Into the Music

    Put More Blood Into the Music

    Put More Blood Into the Music

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    PBS produced documentary in two parts: the first is dedicated to saxophonist and composer John Zorn; the second is about Sonic Youth at the height of...

    Put More Blood Into the Music
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2009
    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    Kikoe

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    Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as we...

    Kikoe