John Zorn Movies

  • 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    6.62007HD

    In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
  • 2002
    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

    5.52002HD

    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,...

    A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
  • 1993
    Thieves Quartet

    Thieves Quartet

    Thieves Quartet

    01993HD

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

    Thieves Quartet
  • 2002
    In the Mirror of Maya Deren

    In the Mirror of Maya Deren

    In the Mirror of Maya Deren

    7.42002HD

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

    In the Mirror of Maya Deren
  • 1997
    Latin Boys Go to Hell

    Latin Boys Go to Hell

    Latin Boys Go to Hell

    4.51997HD

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

    Latin Boys Go to Hell
  • 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

    02002HD

    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
  • 1993
    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    01993HD

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

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians
  • 1985
    Rising Tones Cross

    Rising Tones Cross

    Rising Tones Cross

    01985HD

    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
  • 2005
    Workingman's Death

    Workingman's Death

    Workingman's Death

    7.2222005HD

    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...

    Workingman's Death
  • 2004
    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999

    02004HD

    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...

    Masada: Live at Tonic 1999
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    02007HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 1995
    Tears of Ecstasy

    Tears of Ecstasy

    Tears of Ecstasy

    11995HD

    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...

    Tears of Ecstasy
  • 2014
    La ronde

    La ronde

    La ronde

    02014HD

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

    La ronde
  • 1997
    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

    Anton, Mailman

    01997HD

    Short comedy film from Dina Waxman.

    Anton, Mailman
  • 1990
    Step Across the Border

    Step Across the Border

    Step Across the Border

    81990HD

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

    Step Across the Border
  • 2009
    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags

    102009HD

    "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
  • 1998
    The Port of Last Resort

    The Port of Last Resort

    The Port of Last Resort

    6.51998HD

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

    The Port of Last Resort
  • 2005
    Invitation to a Suicide

    Invitation to a Suicide

    Invitation to a Suicide

    02005HD

    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...

    Invitation to a Suicide
  • 2005
    Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise

    Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise

    Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise

    5.92005HD

    A story told by director Ken Jacobs but without conventional storyline. Using a modified magic lantern, an early type of image projector developed in...

    Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
  • 2009
    Belle de Nature

    Belle de Nature

    Belle de Nature

    5.92009HD

    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