John Zorn Movies

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

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

"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...

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...

SM curio immaculately shot by Maria Beatty.

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....

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...