J.G. Thirlwell Movies

  • 1985
    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    6.71985HD

    A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart.

    Stray Dogs
  • 2002
    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    5.62002HD

    This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose...

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
  • 1990
    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye

    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye

    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye

    4.81990HD

    Punk icons Lydia Lunch and Henry Rollins star in this cult drama about a pregnant pianist named Hedda whose marriage to husband Neal (Don Bajema)...

    Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
  • 1998
    The Atrocity Exhibition

    The Atrocity Exhibition

    The Atrocity Exhibition

    4.71998HD

    A doctor in a mental research institution is driven insane by the spectacle of the horrors of the twentieth century.

    The Atrocity Exhibition
  • 1993
    Male

    Male

    Male

    01993HD

    A live recording of Foetus' November 1990 performance in Manhattan's CBGB nightclub. It was released on VHS originally, and later onto DVD. It was...

    Male
  • 1983
    Goodbye 42nd Street

    Goodbye 42nd Street

    Goodbye 42nd Street

    71983HD

    Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25¢ porn arcades.

    Goodbye 42nd Street
  • 1997
    Don't Bring A Dog

    Don't Bring A Dog

    Don't Bring A Dog

    01997HD

    Don't Bring A Dog shows a part of the New York underground music scene - rooted in the early eighties - existing apart from MTV and billboard charts....

    Don't Bring A Dog
  • 1970
    What You Could Not Visualise

    What You Could Not Visualise

    What You Could Not Visualise

    71970HD

    Rema-Rema were a short-lived and resounding shooting star in the London post-punk scene of the late 1970s. But, how can you make a documentary about...

    What You Could Not Visualise
  • 1970
    Zola Jesus with JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet

    Zola Jesus with JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet

    Zola Jesus with JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet

    01970HD

    Filmed At The Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, May 10, 2012.

    Zola Jesus with JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet
  • 2012
    The Blue Eyes

    The Blue Eyes

    The Blue Eyes

    4.62012HD

    In this supernatural suspense film, Karen Fisher and Paul Henderson, a young American couple, travel to Chiapas, Mexico on holiday. While there they...

    The Blue Eyes
  • 1990
    Pierce

    Pierce

    Pierce

    6.41990HD

    Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

    Pierce
  • 2009
    NYC Foetus

    NYC Foetus

    NYC Foetus

    62009HD

    A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia. Featuring...

    NYC Foetus
  • 2011
    Seeking the Monkey King

    Seeking the Monkey King

    Seeking the Monkey King

    4.82011HD

    Suggestion: Please see 'Another Occupation' before 'Seeking the Monkey King'. Contains flicker like many of my works; avoid if you have epilepsy or...

    Seeking the Monkey King
  • 2018
    Sonder

    Sonder

    Sonder

    02018HD

    ‘Sonder’ was written, directed and scored by JG Thirlwell. Photographed by Sebastian Mlynarski. Filmed in New York City. Commissioned by...

    Sonder
  • 2016
    Imponderable

    Imponderable

    Imponderable

    02016HD

    Presented in a “5-D” cinematic environment utilizing a contemporary form of Pepper’s ghost—a 19th-century phantasmagoric...

    Imponderable