A rare peek into the working methods of John Zorn. Filmed over a ten year period, this documentary includes live footage of Masada, Naked City, Cobra, as well as improvisations, his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals, this film documents Heuermann's very personal, fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn.
Direction
Heuermann's fifteen-year obsession mirrors her subject perfectly.
Editing
Cuts between genres as jarring and thrilling as Zorn's compositions.
Sound
Masada to Naked City — the full unhinged spectrum preserved.
Director
Claudia Heuermann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zorn notoriously avoids documentary cameras; Heuermann only got access by becoming his friend first, never a journalist.
Masada, featured heavily here, helped revive Jewish identity in avant-garde jazz — Zorn's klezmer-punk fusion sparked entire subgenres.
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