John Zorn Movies

  • 2015
    The Viking of Sixth Avenue

    The Viking of Sixth Avenue

    The Viking of Sixth Avenue

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    A documentary about the colorful life, times and music of a true original, Louis “Moondog” Hardin, an eccentric blind musician and...

    The Viking of Sixth Avenue
  • 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
  • 2024
    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)
  • 1988
    Cynical Hysterie Hour

    Cynical Hysterie Hour

    Cynical Hysterie Hour

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    Four short films directed by Kubo Kiriko.

    Cynical Hysterie Hour
  • 2024
    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)
  • 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    Money (1985) is an historical document of the early days of "language poetry" and the downtown improvised music scene.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
  • 2002
    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII

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    Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has...

    Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII
  • 2009
    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

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    "Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags" brings to life the vibrant, unexpected history of the Garment District, which for many years was the heart and...

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags
  • 2024
    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...

    Zorn I (2010 – 2016)
  • 2009
    Belle de Nature

    Belle de Nature

    Belle de Nature

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    The more the knots tighten around her body, the more Clara's imagination flies away. She finds herself naked at the edge of a forest. The grass...

    Belle de Nature
  • 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...

    Kikoe
  • 1999
    The eye

    The eye

    The eye

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    Short animation from Nicolas Brault

    The eye
  • 2009
    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

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    The Man goes to the encounter of the Woman in a mysterious place where creatures live. While making love to one of them, he becomes her by changing...

    The Last Supper
  • 1997
    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

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    Short comedy film from Dina Waxman.

    Anton, Mailman
  • 1986
    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

    White and Lazy

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    Short movie.

    White and Lazy
  • 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...

    Rising Tones Cross
  • 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
  • 2007
    Monday April 16, 2007

    Monday April 16, 2007

    Monday April 16, 2007

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    John Zorn with his band at Anthology Film Archves performs COBRA, part one.

    Monday April 16, 2007
  • 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
  • 2014
    La ronde

    La ronde

    La ronde

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    A job like any other, for those who get up, go to bed, and collect their money.

    La ronde