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A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)
Directed by Claudia Heuermann
Overview
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.
Length 82 minutes
Actors
John Zorn | Claudia Heuermann | Mark Feldman | Erik Friedlander | Joyce Hammann | Wayne Horvitz | Yamatsuka Eye | Bill Frisell | Fred Frith | Anthony Coleman | Susie Ibarra | Josh Roseman | Jim Staley | Jamie Saft | Chris Speed | Briggan Krauss | Roberto Rodriguez | Mason Wendell | Mark Dresser | Greg Cohen | Dave Douglas | Jennifer Choi | Mike Patton | Ikue Mori | Marc Ribot | David Shea | Jim Pugliese | Ariadne Daskalakis | Michael Schroder | Matthias Kaul | Martmut Leistritz | Uwe Dierksen | Stefan Schafer | Anna Carewe | Astrid Schmeling | Nele B. Nelle | Otis Klober | Stefan Blum | Kenny Wollesen | John Medeski | Dave Lombardo | Bill Laswell | William Winant | Cyro Baptista | Mihoko Fujimura | David Lindsay | Joey Baron