Philip Glass Movies
- 2005
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...
- 2008
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell6.22008HD
Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell....
- 1975
What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew51975HD
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...
- 2002
Impact of Progress
Impact of Progress02002HD
Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).
- 2002
Essence of Life
Essence of Life02002HD
Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass talk about their 1982 film "Koyaanisqatsi."
- 1997
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...
- 2009
In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde
In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde02009HD
A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott Carter and their contemporaries.
- 1986
Bye Bye Kipling
Bye Bye Kipling01986HD
This ambitious live satellite link-up of Japan, Korea and the United States features interviews with Keith Haring and architect Arata Isozaki, and per...
- 2017
Trophy
Trophy72017HD
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...
- 2010
Music
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The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.
- 2005
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...
- 2017
The Last Dalai Lama?
The Last Dalai Lama?02017HD
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...
- 2006
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...
- 1986
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera01986HD
This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten. The film follows two productions by the Württe...
- 2017
Uncle Howard
Uncle Howard6.52017HD
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...
- 1987
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars01987HD
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...
- 2011
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...
- 2012
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...
- 2008
Making Mishima
Making Mishima02008HD
In this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass discuss the conception of Paul...
- 2021
War and the Weather
War and the Weather02021HD
Artist Enid Baxter Ryce created an experimental documentary with a musical score by Philip Glass to portray, in moving images, the history of "atmosph...