John Zorn Movies

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A documentary about the colorful life, times and music of a true original, Louis “Moondog” Hardin, an eccentric blind musician and...

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...

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

John Zorn: alto sax, vocals Bill Frisell: guitar Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, piano Fred Frith: bass Joey Baron: drums

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...

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...

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

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...

An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

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

A whirlwind of improvisation combines the images of animator Pierre Hébert with the avant-garde sound of techno whiz Bob Ostertag in this...

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...

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