A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)
1h 22m
Running Time
June 29, 2002Release Date
A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)
1h 22m
Running Time
June 29, 2002Release Date
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Plot.
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, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn.
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Cast & Crew.
John Zorn
Self / Original Music Composer
Claudia Heuermann
Self / Camera Operator / Writer / Director / Editor / Producer
Greg Cohen
Self
Mark Feldman
Self
Erik Friedlander
Self
Joyce Hammann
Self
Wayne Horvitz
Self
Ikue Mori
Self
Yamatsuka Eye
Self
Bill Frisell
Self
Fred Frith
Self
Anthony Coleman
Self
Susie Ibarra
Self
Josh Roseman
Self
Jim Staley
Self
Jamie Saft
Self
Chris Speed
Self
Briggan Krauss
Self
Roberto Rodriguez
Self
Mason Wendell
Self
Mark Dresser
Self
Greg Cohen
Self
Dave Douglas
Self
Jennifer Choi
Self
Mike Patton
Self
Ikue Mori
Self
Marc Ribot
Self
David Shea
Self
Jim Pugliese
Self
Ariadne Daskalakis
Self
Michael Schroder
Self
Matthias Kaul
Self
Martmut Leistritz
Self
Uwe Dierksen
Self
Stefan Schafer
Self
Anna Carewe
Self
Astrid Schmeling
Self
Nele B. Nelle
Self
Otis Klober
Self
Stefan Blum
Self
Kenny Wollesen
Self
John Medeski
Self
Dave Lombardo
Self
Bill Laswell
Self
William Winant
Self
Cyro Baptista
Self
Mihoko Fujimura
Self
David Lindsay
Narration
Joey Baron
Self
Rainer Hartmann
Director of Photography
Arlene Sandler
Camera Operator
Alex Rogowski
Assistant Camera
Steven Robinson
Sound Recordist
Mathew Price
Sound Recordist
Heinz-Albert Staubitz
Sound Recordist
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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.
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