John Zorn Movies

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...

"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...

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

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...

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

With his hand-held video camera, Jalal Toufic presents faces of ordinary people living in a war-ravaged country. He begins with a 1987 US state...

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

An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

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

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

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...

The Man goes to the encounter of the Woman in a mysterious place where creatures live. While making love to one of them, he becomes her by changing...

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...

Produced during a year-long residency in New York, Neo Geo is a vivid portrayal of the contemporary American cultural landscape.

B-movies, industrial films, TV commercials, home movies, animation, and softcore porn have been collected and reassembled into a fractured noir...

— The term "KiyaKiya" comes from the old Japanese expression "mune ga kiyakiya suru." I first encountered it in Shibusawa Tatsuhiko's book...

Part of a CD+DVD set released by Tzadik. Recorded at the powerful organ at Henry LeBoeuf Hall, Bozar in Brussels, this is one of Zorn’s most...

Money (1985) is an historical document of the early days of "language poetry" and the downtown improvised music scene. A manic collage film from the...

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...

Documentary examining contemporary Jewish musical culture in New York's avant garde Jazz scene in the 1990s.