John Zorn Movies

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

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

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...

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...

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

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

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