Philip Glass Movies

  • 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...

    Perfect Moment
  • 2008
    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

    02008HD

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

    Making Mishima
  • 2012
    Besa: The Promise

    Besa: The Promise

    Besa: The Promise

    102012HD

    A documentary exploring how Albanians, including many Muslims, helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk, and trying to help...

    Besa: The Promise
  • 2008
    Objects and Memory

    Objects and Memory

    Objects and Memory

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    Using stories of items recovered or offered after 9/11 and other tragedies, this film explores the human impulse to create community and reestablish...

    Objects and Memory
  • 1970
    The Making of

    The Making of "Once Within a Time"

    The Making of "Once Within a Time"

    01970HD

    A documentary about the production of Godfrey Reggio's "Once Within a Time".

    The Making of
  • 1968
    Inquiring Nuns

    Inquiring Nuns

    Inquiring Nuns

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    Two nuns travel across Chicago asking people the question, "Are you happy?"

    Inquiring Nuns
  • 1998
    Glass: Corvo Branco

    Glass: Corvo Branco

    Glass: Corvo Branco

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    The opera Corvo Branco (White Raven) by Philip Glass, staged at Teatro Real Madrid.

    Glass: Corvo Branco
  • 2001
    The Man in the Bath

    The Man in the Bath

    The Man in the Bath

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    An audiovisual work by Philip Glass and Peter Greenaway.

    The Man in the Bath
  • 2017
    Crônica da Demolição

    Crônica da Demolição

    Crônica da Demolição

    62017HD

    At the heart of Rio de Janeiro's downtown, an empty square with a dry fountain and an underground parking. There was located the Monroe Palace, that...

    Crônica da Demolição
  • 2023
    Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023

    Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023

    Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023

    02023HD

    The cinematic, repetitive music of Polish instrumentalist Dobrawa Czocher evokes the work of Philip Glass in its textured atmospheres and deep...

    Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023
  • 2023
    You, Me, and Movies

    You, Me, and Movies

    You, Me, and Movies

    02023HD

    Filmmaker Nathan Kornick uses interviews with his friend, Chris Shields, and confessional footage to reflect on the power of movies to help us better...

    You, Me, and Movies
  • 2018
    Hédi Fried: Min oro

    Hédi Fried: Min oro

    Hédi Fried: Min oro

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    The horrors of the Holocaust and the loss of both mother and father has given Hédi Fried (1924-2022) a worry that cannot be calmed. She...

    Hédi Fried: Min oro
  • 1989
    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    01989HD

    Abstract video art with music composed by Philip Glass. Music by the Kronos String Quartet.

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2
  • 1995
    Evidence

    Evidence

    Evidence

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    A haunting look at children watching television.

    Evidence
  • 2023
    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris

    02023HD

    Invited to the Philharmonie de Paris, the virtuoso Yuja Wang performs a programme of Maurice Ravel's two piano concertos, conducted by Klaus...

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris
  • 1977
    Carolyn I

    Carolyn I

    Carolyn I

    01977HD

    The first part of the Carolyn Carlson cycle. Between her and herself. Three images of the dance are repeated, come up against opacities that do not...

    Carolyn I
  • 1999
    Pointy Teeth for Pointy People

    Pointy Teeth for Pointy People

    Pointy Teeth for Pointy People

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    A cousin stays overnight at a couple's place as both of her parents are missing. The husband suspects that she is a vampire as he keeps seeing...

    Pointy Teeth for Pointy People
  • 2021
    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

    02021HD

    Based on a story by Franz Kafka, this Philip Glass opera is set at the turn of the 20th century on a remote island where a high-ranking visitor...

    In the Penal Colony
  • 1990
    John Cage: Man and Myth

    John Cage: Man and Myth

    John Cage: Man and Myth

    91990HD

    An experimental documentary that looks at its subject John Cage through the eyes of contemporary Avante-Garde artists as well as those who play his...

    John Cage: Man and Myth
  • 2003
    Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress

    Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress

    Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress

    02003HD

    A short about the making of Powaqqatsi

    Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress