Philip Glass Movie Trailers
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The Origins of AIDS Trailer (2004)
02 May 2004
While AIDS may be one of the most feared diseases of modern times, there is still a degree of scientific debate over the subject of just how the disease originated, and how the first cases spread.
Undertow Trailer (2004)
22 October 2004
The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.
The Fog of War Trailer (2003)
26 October 2003
Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
A Walk Through Prospero's Library Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
A short made for TV with director Peter Greenaway discussing the dazzling 3.5 minute opening sequence from his film, 'Prospero's Books'.
The Juniper Tree Trailer (2017)
01 August 2017
This take on the famously dark Brothers Grimm fairy tale tells of a Wicked Stepmother who murders her stepson and serves him up in a stew to his unsuspecting father.
Powaqqatsi Trailer (1988)
29 April 1988
An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
The Pigeon Tunnel Trailer (2023)
20 October 2023
Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.
Mr. Nice Trailer (2010)
07 October 2010
Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence.
War and the Weather Trailer (2021)
11 August 2021
Artist Enid Baxter Ryce created an experimental documentary with a musical score by Philip Glass to portray, in moving images, the history of "atmospheric rivers," or streams of water vapor in the sky.
Hard-Hearted Trailer (2007)
19 June 2007
A provincial war vet arrives in Moscow and subsequently takes on a gang of bad cops.
The Thin Blue Line Trailer (1988)
28 August 1988
An unorthodox investigation into the wrongful conviction of Randall Dale Adams for the 1976 murder of Dallas police officer Robert Wood.
The Apostle Trailer (2012)
31 October 2012
A recently escaped convict seeks to recover a treasure he hid years ago in a small, secluded Galician village.
What Maisie Knew Trailer (1975)
20 May 1975
The film is about looking. I bet that slight variations of few recurrent elements would encourage the viewer to free associate and to fantasize a kind of narrative.
The Moustache Trailer (2005)
09 June 2005
One day, on a whim, Marc decides to shave off the moustache he's worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife's reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice.
A Perfect Couple Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
One night in Gotham one couple ends their relationship, then another, and another.
Paul Simon: Under African Skies Trailer (2012)
11 May 2012
Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.
Animals in Love Trailer (2007)
19 December 2007
Translated literally as "Animals in Love," the French-language documentary Animaux Amoreux depicts various species of the animal kingdom in courting, mating and reproduction activities.
The Secret Agent Trailer (1996)
08 November 1996
In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization.
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 Trailer (2018)
27 October 2018
Jerome Robbins considered the Paris Opera Ballet as his second home after the New York City Ballet. This production in his honour brings together works displaying the infinite diversity of his sources of inspiration and his genius on stage.
Mindwalk Trailer (1991)
05 December 1991
On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, a poet and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about politics, philosophy and life over the course of a single day.
A Brief History of Time Trailer (1991)
01 October 1991
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer.
Visitors Trailer (2013)
08 September 2013
From the director of KOYAANISQATSI, an astonishing film that documents the drama of how we both live and witness what we experience.
Alice Trailer (2022)
23 February 2022
Written in 1865, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was a popular success. All British schoolchildren and their parents knew about the escapades of the young Alice.
You, Me, and Movies Trailer (2023)
06 May 2023
Filmmaker Nathan Kornick uses interviews with his friend, Chris Shields, and confessional footage to reflect on the power of movies to help us better understand ourselves and each other.
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter Trailer (2005)
03 March 2005
Tells the story of David Secter, Canada's first acclaimed indie filmmaker.
In the Penal Colony Trailer (2021)
13 April 2021
Based on a story by Franz Kafka, this Philip Glass opera is set at the turn of the 20th century on a remote island where a high-ranking visitor arrives to witness the use of a strange machine in the execution of a prisoner.
The Man in the Bath Trailer (2001)
07 June 2001
An audiovisual work by Philip Glass and Peter Greenaway.
Objects and Memory Trailer (2008)
08 September 2008
Using stories of items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other tragedies, this film explores the human impulse to create community and reestablish connection in times of upheaval.
Geometry of Circles Trailer (1980)
11 March 1980
A short animated film consisting of the movement of six circles (each with a different colour of the rainbow) that are formed by and split up into various geometric patterns.
Wildfire Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
Female dancers “clothed” in electronically generated flaming colors reincarnate Thomas Edison’s 1894 hand-tinted film “Annabelle Dances”.
Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos Trailer (2016)
19 May 2016
As part of a new collaboration with the famous composer Philip Glass, French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque perform the European premiere of Glass's Concerto for Two Pianos with the Orchester de Paris.
November 22, 1963 Trailer (2013)
21 November 2013
Josiah “Tink” Thompson discusses the Kennedy assassination, the nature of truth and photographic evidence in this short film from director Errol Morris.
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley Trailer (1974)
07 June 1974
In 1975 the composer Robert Ashley embarked on an ambitious work titled Music With Roots in the Aether.
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera Trailer (1986)
08 October 1986
This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten.
Music Trailer (2010)
15 October 2010
The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.
Jane Trailer (2017)
28 December 2017
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
The Last Dalai Lama? Trailer (2017)
19 June 2017
In his 1992 documentary "Compassion in Exile", filmmaker Mickey Lemle created a groundbreaking portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Inquiring Nuns Trailer (1968)
01 November 1968
Two nuns travel across Chicago asking people the question, "Are you happy?"
Living is a solution Trailer (1980)
17 December 1980
Surroundings of the Canal Saint-Martin’s in Paris, a popular district where modernization is just about to begin.
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious Trailer (2022)
16 January 2022
We look back at more than half a century of mysterious artistic creation while trying to crack a unique artistic code.
Philip Glass: Looking Glass Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
This documentary captures the overflowing energy and activity of one today's greatest composers, Philip Glass, and allows us to follow him from New York to London and from Paris to Boston.
Mama General Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
A film about poverty in a rich country: father, mother, seven children have made it out of the homeless asylum.
Once Within a Time Trailer (2023)
13 October 2023
Once Within a Time is an anarchic comedy told without words, a sensory feast to be felt through art and music.
Sara Trailer (1993)
03 February 1993
Sara is the perfect young housewife. When husband Hessam requires an expensive emergency operation abroad, it is she who works for the funds.
Trans-Action Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
Trans-Action tells the story of an extraordinary woman. Anna Grodzka who in 2011 became the first transgender person in the Polish government, and the third transgender member of government in world history, was born in the male body and decided to finally begin her life as a woman only in her 50s.
In the Ocean Trailer (2001)
01 January 2001
A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott Carter and their contemporaries.
Philip Glass: Satyagraha Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
This luminous, visionary opera tells the story of how Mahatma Gandhi developed the philosophy of satyagraha, nonviolent active resistance, as a political revolutionary tool to fight oppression, connecting his lifework to three historical figures who advanced his philosophy: the celebrated Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, the great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore and the heroic American civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
The Giant Buddhas Trailer (2005)
05 August 2005
Christian Frei's documentary traces the tragic tale of the giant Buddhas of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, which stood as monumental landmarks for 1,500 years until 2001, when the Taliban declared that all non-Islamic statues in the country be destroyed.
Continuum: Parts 1 & 2 Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
Abstract video art with music composed by Philip Glass. Music by the Kronos String Quartet.
Chappaqua Trailer (1966)
30 August 1966
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure.
Bye Bye Kipling Trailer (1986)
04 October 1986
This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and performances and works by Philip Glass and the Kodo Drummers, Charlotte Moorman, Nam June Paik, and Lou Reed.
Mirror of the Planet Trailer (1992)
02 March 1992
Jytte Rex' sixth feature explores the here and now, the once and future beyond, Death and Eros, and proof of God's existence to be found in the Black Holes in a universe of nothingness.
Nova '78 Trailer (2025)
08 August 2025
Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova Convention where William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Zappa, Ginsberg and more collided in an explosion of ideas, art and rebellion.
Railroaded Trailer (1968)
01 May 1968
An absurdist comedy short directed and produced by Harrison Engle. Features one of the first film scores by Philip Glass.
Four American Composers: Philip Glass Trailer (1983)
03 August 1983
A television documentary produced for British Television directed by Peter Greenaway about Phillip Glass that is a recording of a performance of the Phillip Glass Ensemble in 1983 with interviews that go in depth of his style and music theory of his signature minimal sound.