John Zorn Movies

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

An opera by John Zorn and Richard Foreman

Short animation from Nicolas Brault

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...

Little Lieutenant is a look back at the late Weimar era with its struggles and celebrations leading up to world war, a period piece. Scored to John...

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

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...

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

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...

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