A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2004)

Directed by

Claudia Heuermann

Genre

documentary, music

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows avant-garde composer John Zorn through performances and conversations. It features many of his musical collaborators and shows a range of his work.

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What happens

A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn is a documentary film on avant garde composer and musician John Zorn directed by Claudia Heuermann. It features performances of a range of Zorn's music and includes appearances by Joey Baron, Greg Cohen, Dave Douglas, Fred Frith, Ikue Mori, Mike Patton, and Marc Ribot. It won the Bavarian Documentary Award in 2002. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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