A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: Twelve Stories About John Zorn
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German filmmaker Claudia Heuermann's longtime admiration for New York-based postmodern musician/composer John Zorn is encapsulated in her non-linear 2002 documentary A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: Twelve Stories About John Zorn. Truly an all-inclusive music experimentalist, Zorn's repertoire ranges wildly from jazz infused with punk and metal to classical and ethnic pieces, with wild exercises in improvisation and pace also characteristic of his performance endeavors. As Heuermann analyzes her idol's musical background and achievements, she likewise experiments with filmmaking methodology by infusing some of Zorn's techniques with her own film editing, resulting in a series of seemingly disjointed stories that are as much about herself as they are about Zorn. A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: Twelve Stories About John Zorn was selected for a number of film festival programs in 2002, including the Montreal International Film Festival and the Munich International Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, RoviCast
- John Zorn
Credit
Claudia Heuermann - Director, Claudia Heuermann - Editor, John Zorn - Composer (Music Score), Claudia Heuermann - Cinematographer, Arlene Sandler - Cinematographer, Rainer Hartmann - Cinematographer, Claudia Heuermann - Screenwriter| A Bomb for a Dictator (1960 Film), A Bolshoi Opera Night (1988 Film) | |
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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn
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| Directed by | Claudia Heuermann |
| Produced by | Claudia Heuermann |
| Starring | John Zorn |
| Music by | John Zorn |
| Release date(s) | April 6, 2004 |
| Language | English |
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.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ Tzadik catalogue
- ^ Internet Movie Database accessed August 5, 2008.
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