John Zorn Movie Trailers

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Kikoe Trailer (2009)

25 January 2009

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

The Revenge of the Dead Indians Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

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

KiyaKiya Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

— The term "KiyaKiya" comes from the old Japanese expression "mune ga kiyakiya suru." I first encountered it in Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's book Introductory Essays on Girls, in the chapter about "childhood experiences.

Hollywood Hotel Trailer (1995)

11 December 1995

A young Taiwanese filmmaker explores the lives, dreams, and aspirations of a group of tenants at the Hastings Hotel, a resident hotel located in Hollywood Boulevard's historic Walk of Fame.

Step Across the Border Trailer (1990)

18 May 1990

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

Generació Kibbutz Trailer (2020)

28 September 2020

Die Kunst des Erinnerns – Simon Wiesenthal Trailer (1994)

23 October 1994

This film by Johanna Heer and Werner Schmiedel represents a homage to a man revered internationally as one of the great humanitarians of the 20th century.

Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise Trailer (2005)

01 November 2005

A story told by director Ken Jacobs but without conventional storyline. Using a modified magic lantern, an early type of image projector developed in the 17th century, he morphs, flickering images that look like photo-negatives.

Anton, Mailman Trailer (1997)

14 March 1997

Short comedy film from Dina Waxman.

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn Trailer (2002)

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.

White and Lazy Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Short movie.

Little Lieutenant Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Little Lieutenant is a look back at the late Weimar era with its struggles and celebrations leading up to world war, a period piece.

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Trailer (2007)

11 April 2007

In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist.

Astronome: A Night at the Opera (A Disturbing Initiation) Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

Bhima Swarga: The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven Trailer (2007)

12 July 2007

Loosely based on a section of the great Indian Mahabharata epic, Mori's Bhima Swarga (The Heaven of n

Between Science and Garbage Trailer (2004)

27 April 2004

A whirlwind of improvisation combines the images of animator Pierre Hébert with the avant-garde sound of techno whiz Bob Ostertag in this singular multimedia experience, a hybrid of live animation and performance art.

She Must Be Seeing Things Trailer (1987)

14 September 1987

Agatha is an international lawyer, Jo a filmmaker. The two women are lovers. While Jo is on the road showing her films, Agatha discovers and reads her diaries.

Notes on Marie Menken Trailer (2006)

20 April 2006

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags Trailer (2009)

19 October 2009

"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 soul of Midtown Manhattan, but is now in danger of disappearing.

La ronde Trailer (2014)

28 November 2014

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

The Golden Boat Trailer (1991)

22 June 1991

Inspired in form by American police TV shows and soap operas, The Golden Boat is a madcap, surreal dash through the streets of New York city, telling the mysterious and often hilarious story of an aged street-person named Austin, a comically compulsive assassin, as he joins up with a young rock critic and philosophy student named Israel Williams.

Zigrail Trailer (1995)

23 June 1995

André and Kim are a young couple living together in Montréal. André works with his family in Bungee jumping business while Kim must go to study in Turkey.

Masada: Live at Tonic 1999 Trailer (2004)

09 November 2004

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 Maysles Brothers, this concert film captures the band performing a set of Zorn's Masada compositions at their home base in the Lower East Side, Tonic, in the summer of 1999.

Sabbath in Paradise Trailer (2000)

07 July 2000

Documentary examining contemporary Jewish musical culture in New York's avant garde Jazz scene in the 1990s.

Tears of Ecstasy Trailer (1995)

10 November 1995

A conceptual pinku film by renowned experimental artist Hiroyuki Oki, which is conceived of 60 shots which all are 60 seconds long and represent an absurdist take on the narrative and stylistic schemes of erotic cinema.

John Zorn: The Hermetic Organ Volume 10 - Bozar, Brussels Trailer (2022)

02 December 2022

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 and personal solo performances—a dramatic musical reading of the epic Faust legend.

Maohgai Trailer (1993)

06 August 1993

Kishi is a 37-year-old personnel officer and fairly happy with work, wife and child. But he turns out to be susceptible to a more exciting life.

Secret Lives: Hidden Children and Their Rescuers During WWII Trailer (2002)

02 August 2002

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 continued to affect the survivors.

Gotham Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A film set to "Batman" by Naked City. Taking the band’s name and first album cover as a clue, Henry Hills drew heavily on themes in WeeGee’s photographs, recreating many of his pictures in their actual Lower East Side/Little Italy locations.

The eye Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Short animation from Nicolas Brault

Despite Treblinka Trailer (2002)

06 April 2002

In 1942, nazi leaders met in Wansee to organize the final solution to the Jewish problem. The Warsaw guetto was first.

Rising Tones Cross Trailer (1985)

30 September 1985

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

The Treatment Trailer (2007)

04 May 2007

Jake Singer is at loose ends in NYC, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.

Mechanics Of The Brain Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

MECHANICS OF THE BRAIN is an experimental film in the form of a scientific documentary. A "remake" of the documentary film of the same name by Poudovkin (1926) on the work of Pavlov.

Neo-Geo: An American Purchase Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Produced during a year-long residency in New York, Neo Geo is a vivid portrayal of the contemporary American cultural landscape.

15 Scenes: 254 Shots Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

Iconic film moments juxtaposed with the ordinary. The methods to create the shots run from classic studio set-ups to shooting on location using today’s accessible image-capture devices.

The Last Supper Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

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 gender.

Bare Room Trailer (2011)

01 January 2011

B-movies, industrial films, TV commercials, home movies, animation, and softcore porn have been collected and reassembled into a fractured noir murder mystery in Bare Room.

Money Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Money (1985) is an historical document of the early days of "language poetry" and the downtown improvised music scene.

Le deuxième jour Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Cahen surveys a New York in transition, in transit, in smog, in chaos and in peace.

Ray Bandar: A Life With Skulls Trailer (2009)

07 September 2009

He's been called Dr. Bones and Reptile Ray. Usually dressed in tattered "field-trip" clothes, Ray Bandar has been a fixture at the California Academy of Sciences and the beaches around the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 60 years.

Well Then There Now Trailer (2011)

20 November 2011

An unfaithful interpretation of John Zorn’s early 80’s film script, “A Treatment For A Film in 15 Scenes”.

Invitation to a Suicide Trailer (2005)

01 February 2005

Raised in an insular Polish immigrant neighborhood in Brooklyn where he's destined to become a poor baker like his father, Kaz Malek attempts to steal from a Russian mobster and run away with the girl of his dreams, Eva.

Credits Included: A Video In Red And Green Trailer (1995)

09 March 1995

With his hand-held video camera, Jalal Toufic presents faces of ordinary people living in a war-ravaged country.

Workingman's Death Trailer (2005)

25 November 2005

Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.

Shaolin Ulysses: Kung Fu Monks in America Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Traces the journey of five kung fu monks in search of the American dream. Hailing from China's legendary Shaolin Temple, these Zen masters and kung fu stars have left their homeland to forge a new life and bring their special brand of martial arts to the west.

The Port of Last Resort Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Documentary that follows the lives of several Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai during WWII.

Put More Blood Into the Music Trailer (1988)

06 August 1988

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 their powers in 1988.

Zorn I (2010 – 2016) Trailer (2023)

01 November 2023

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 dialogue between two friends that will always be a work-in-progress.

Zorn II (2016 – 2018) Trailer (2018)

04 February 2018

For 12 years now, Mathieu Amalric has been filming the stupendous New York saxophonist and composer John Zorn.

Zorn III (2018 – 2022) Trailer (2024)

25 April 2024

For 12 years now, Mathieu Amalric has been filming the stupendous New York saxophonist and composer John Zorn.

Latin Boys Go to Hell Trailer (1997)

05 September 1997

A cute, openly gay latin boy's hormones go into overdrive when his hunky cousin Angel arrives for an extended stay.

Monday April 16, 2007 Trailer (2007)

16 April 2007

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

Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two Trailer (2007)

04 May 2007

Part Two of John Zorn's COBRA (see April 16 for Part One).

365 Day Project Trailer (2007)

31 December 2007

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form.

Cynical Hysterie Hour Trailer (1988)

24 December 1988

Four short films directed by Kubo Kiriko.

Boy Trailer (2008)

10 August 2008

The life of the old horse comes to end behind that - the death. But before the death, the fortune gives him the last fantastic vision which opens the world filled with an endless life and love.

In the Mirror of Maya Deren Trailer (2002)

15 March 2002

Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.

The Elegant Spanking Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

This nouveau, sleekly produced film features the story of a unique lesbian S&M relationship between a mistress and her maid.

Thieves Quartet Trailer (1993)

01 October 1993

Art gathers the ex-prisoners Jimmy and Mike with his girlfriend Jessica and presents a plan for kidnapping the daughter of a millionaire.