I'm passing this on for Claudia Heuermann, director of the film.
A BOOKSHELF ON TOP OF THE SKY
12 STORIES ABOUT JOHN ZORN
A FILM BY CLAUDIA HEUERMANN
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
During the past two decades the New York composer and musician John Zorn
became a cult figure in the modern music world. He invents his own musical
rules, and his unusual collages and sound combinations often serve to explain
postmodernism.
But who is John Zorn? What does he think, how does he work?
Zorn followed his ideas from the beginning without compromise. And these
ideas are based on something deeper and more intense than just sounds, or
musical terms.
He created his own world, full of fascinating and also radical ideas.
More than a decade ago filmmaker Claudia Heuermann heard about that world,
and listened to this music, which would change her life completely.
A BOOKSHELF ON TOP OF THE SKY begins exactly at that moment. The 12 episodes
of the film do not only portray John Zorn. They also tell the story of a
meeting between cinema and music, in which the director appropriates the
aesthetic qualities of the composer to liberate herself from all restraints.
INFORMATION:
Country of production: Germany
Year of production: 2002
Running time: 82 minutes
Original language: English
Original format: Digital Betacam 16:9 (PAL)
First public screening: April 27th 2002, Nyon/Switzerland
Festival participations: VISIONS DU RÉEL, Nyon/Switzerland (April 2002)
International Filmfest Munich, Germany (June/July 2002)
Int. Filmfestival Figueira da Foz, Portugal (Sept. 2002)
Montreal Int. Festival New Cinema New Media (Oct. 2002)
Duisburger Filmwoche, Germany (Nov. 2002)
Festival Dei Popoli, Florence/Italy (Nov. 2002)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York/ Documentary Fortnight
(December 2002)
Awards: Documentary Award THE YOUNG LION 2002, Munich, Germany
PRÉMIO MEIAS-NOITES DA FIGUEIRA DA FOZ, Portugal
CAST/CREDIT:
Author/director: Claudia Heuermann
Cinematographer: Rainer Hartmann
Sound recordist: Steve Robinson
Music: John Zorn
Editor: Claudia Heuermann
Cast: John Zorn, Claudia Heuermann, Marc Ribot, Joey Baron, Dave
Douglas, Greg Cohen, Mike Patton, Ikue Mori, Fred Frith, ....and many more.
Producer/world sales: Claudia Heuermann
Hilblestr. 38, 80636 Munich, Germany
Phone/Fax: +49-89-123 2880
claudiaheuermann(a)aol.com
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Discs I'm listening to at work:
Joe Henderson -- Our Thing
Joe Henderson -- Page One
Wadada Leo Smith -- Reflectativity
Uncle Tupelo -- No Depression
Bob Dylan -- Street Legal
William Parker Quartet -- O'Neal's Porch
