Bill Frisell Trailers
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William Richard Frisell is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant in the Downtown Scene in New York City, where he formed a long working relationship with composer and saxophonist John Zorn. He was also a longtime member of veteran drummer Paul Motian's groups from the early 1980s until Motian's death in 2011. Since the late 1990s, Frisell's output as a bandleader has also integrated prominent elements of folk, country, rock ‘n’ roll and Americana. He has six Grammy nominations and one win.
Most Popular Bill Frisell Trailers
Total trailers found: 32
22 June 2010
A distilled, up-to-the-minute portrait of our agitated nation, its politics, its economics, its delusions and its dreams.
17 November 2012
The Mississippi River Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history. In the spring of 1927, the river broke out of its banks in 145 places and inundated 27,000 square miles to a depth of up to 30 feet.
29 June 2002
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, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews.
11 September 2007
An ex-con returns to his rural Ontario roots and outwits a corrupt and wealthy thoroughbred owner trying to take over a slew of local farms.
07 November 2003
Made by re-editing a deteriorated nitrate print of The Bells (1926), starring Lionel Barrymore and Boris Karloff, this work shows the fragility of the film image while foreshadowing the Holocaust.
07 April 2020
a serene and endearing cat-cam video, made during lockdown and scored by Bill Frisell.
31 December 1997
An anthology of original animated shorts in the style and theme of Gary Larson's Far Side comics.
11 December 2017
This documentary focuses on the artistry of director Bill Morrison, who leverages decaying film stock from years past to tell new stories that are relevant to today's audiences.
06 April 1995
In a high school in the outskirts of Rome, it's the last day before the summer holidays. A literature teacher reminisces the past year and wonders what will become of the students he cared for as if they were his children.
25 January 2020
Truth or Consequences is a speculative documentary about time and how we weave the past into the present and our possible future.
26 October 1994
A series of Gary Larson's "Far Side" gags are turned into short animated gags, such as a Frankenstein cow; an insect airline's in-flight movie; deers, hunters, and ufos; wolf home-movies; egg horror flicks; and cowboys & aliens.
02 December 2022
Inside Scofield is a feature documentary about master guitarist and touring musician John Scofield.
04 December 1996
Based on the story of Howard Walls, A clerk at the Library of Congress who saved a collection of early paper reel films from the incinerator, director Bill Morrison embellishes the tale a bit in this inspired short work.
18 April 2020
Motian In Motion is a documentary film about iconic jazz drummer Paul Motian, with rare footage of Paul playing and recording at the world renowned Village Vanguard, Birdland and other venues.
22 June 1999
Pop chronicles the journey of three generations of Meyerowitz men on a road trip from Florida to the Bronx, in exploration of their familial roots.
12 September 2012
A lonely man's relationship to his doppelganger leads to plagiarism.
30 August 2018
Five days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars.
14 September 2023
The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse behind “Bang a Gong (Get it On)” and other iconic songs.
22 June 1996
The short film was made from material shot for a Levi’s commercial on which Gus Van Sant was given complete freedom.
26 January 2023
Music for Black Pigeons is the first collaboration between Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed. The film poses existential questions to influential jazz players such as Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Midori Takada and many others: How does it feel to play, and what does it mean to listen? What is it like to be a human being and spending your whole life trying to express something through sounds? The characters wake up, rehearse, record, perform and talk about music.
09 April 1992
John Zorn's live performance of Naked City's self-titled album at The Marquee Club in New York City, 1992.
01 January 2010
A rough but beautiful documentary film about the crisis of a man in his forties and his desire for a better life; its a story of parenthood, alcohol, Finnish man and his desire for love.
16 March 2023
Seattle’s swampy rivers and wild forests set an atmospheric scene for the tale of Earth – the slowest metal band on earth – which created the drone metal genre, was an inspiration to the grunge rock scene and had an unfortunate hand in Kurt Cobain’s death.
26 May 1999
This documentary follows the lives of the Bowling family as they fight to survive in dirt-poor Appalachia.
12 March 2017
An intimate, behind-the-music portrait of one of the most unassuming yet influential creative artists of our time, guitarist Bill Frisell.
