John Cage Movies

"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on...

This is the debut documentary made by Alexis Krasilovsky, author of "Women Behind The Camera" (Praeger, 1997). Shot on 16mm in 1971, the film covers...

John Cage’s original concept of Ocean, in 1991, was for a dance to be performed in a circular space, with the audience surrounding the dancers,...

An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve...

This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, tracing his development from his...

The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against...

A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and live-electronic music activated by the...

A sonic innovator or an expert on chance? This documentary by Oscar-winning director Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the...

In the late 1950's, Jasper Johns emerged as force in the American art scene. His richly worked paintings of maps, flags, and targets led the artistic...

In “Everybody’s Cage”, German film artist Sandra Trostel turns John Cage and his approach to art into a tangible fascination,...

A feature length film from acclaimed dance choreographer Merce Cunningham.

A television documentary about John Cage and his music.

“Westbeth” was Cunningham’s first video collaboration with Charles Atlas, and the first video project to be made at the Merce...

Experimental composer John Cage tours Europe with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company in 1966.

Although Rahsaan Roland Kirk and John Cage never actually meet in this film (Cage's enigmatic questions about sound are intercut with some of Kirk's...

Present in nearly all cultures and used for many purposes, drums have unique shapes, sounds, names and accents in each region of the world. Behind...

Tthis collaborative, crowdsourced performance of John Cage's 4’33” features professionals, amateurs and even digital avatars from around...

The choreographer Merce Cunningham working with the musician John Cage and the painter Robert Rauschenberg.

Chessfilmnoise is a experimental film, the first directed by John Cage, produced by Frank Scheffer. From 1982 to 1992 Frank Scheffer worked with John...

A choreographic interpretation of a dancer's anxiety before starting her theater routine.