Philip Glass Movies

  • 2005
    Philip Glass: Looking Glass

    Philip Glass: Looking Glass

    Philip Glass: Looking Glass

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    This documentary captures the overflowing energy and activity of one today's greatest composers, Philip Glass, and allows us to follow him from New Yo...

    Philip Glass: Looking Glass
  • 2008
    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

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    Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell....

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
  • 1975
    What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

    What Maisie Knew

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    The film is about looking. I bet that slight variations of few recurrent elements would encourage the viewer to free associate and to fantasize a kind...

    What Maisie Knew
  • 2002
    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

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    Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).

    Impact of Progress
  • 2002
    Essence of Life

    Essence of Life

    Essence of Life

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    Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass talk about their 1982 film "Koyaanisqatsi."

    Essence of Life
  • 1997
    Perfect Moment

    Perfect Moment

    Perfect Moment

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    In this documentary, artist-filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen asks people to describe memorable moments of their lives. Some, such as Norman Lear and India...

    Perfect Moment
  • 2009
    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde

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    A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott Carter and their contemporaries.

    In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde
  • 1986
    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

    Bye Bye Kipling

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    This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and per...

    Bye Bye Kipling
  • 2017
    Trophy

    Trophy

    Trophy

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    This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex...

    Trophy
  • 2010
    Music

    Music

    Music

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    The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.

    Music
  • 2005
    Kiki and Herb Reloaded

    Kiki and Herb Reloaded

    Kiki and Herb Reloaded

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    The outrageous drag-cabaret duo Kiki and Herb share their past, present and future as they tour the UK. A mixture of live performance and celebrity in...

    Kiki and Herb Reloaded
  • 2017
    The Last Dalai Lama?

    The Last Dalai Lama?

    The Last Dalai Lama?

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    In his 1992 documentary "Compassion in Exile", filmmaker Mickey Lemle created a groundbreaking portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama. His new film takes a f...

    The Last Dalai Lama?
  • 2006
    The Harry Smith Project Live

    The Harry Smith Project Live

    The Harry Smith Project Live

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    Hal Willner's Harry Smith Project concerts in London, New York and Los Angeles celebrated the eccentric collector genius and his influential Anthology...

    The Harry Smith Project Live
  • 1986
    A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera

    A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera

    A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera

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    This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten. The film follows two productions by the Württe...

    A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
  • 2017
    Uncle Howard

    Uncle Howard

    Uncle Howard

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    When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his...

    Uncle Howard
  • 1987
    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars

    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars

    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars

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    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars is an in-depth documentation of Robert Wilson’s ambitious attempt to stage an epic, twelve-hour, multinational opera...

    Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
  • 2011
    Lucinda Childs' Dance

    Lucinda Childs' Dance

    Lucinda Childs' Dance

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    A documentary about the American postmodern dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs. For Dance, a choreography from '79 set to the music of Philip Gl...

    Lucinda Childs' Dance
  • 2012
    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

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    Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for...

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies
  • 2008
    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

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    In this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass discuss the conception of Paul...

    Making Mishima
  • 2021
    War and the Weather

    War and the Weather

    War and the Weather

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    Artist Enid Baxter Ryce created an experimental documentary with a musical score by Philip Glass to portray, in moving images, the history of "atmosph...

    War and the Weather