John Cage

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolution...

At Land

A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of h...

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

In his book "1984", George Orwell saw the television of the future as a control instrument in the hands of Big...

Poetry in Motion

More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles...

All Star Video

A compilation of avant-garde artwork and talent of the mid to late 20th century hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

John Cage Mushroom Hunting in Stony Point

"Filmic impressions of composer John Cage, mushroom hunting on his home ground of Stony Point, New York; visiti...

Nova '78

Resurrected through UK-led archival restoration NOVA 78' shows never-before-seen footage of the legendary Nova...

American Art in the 1960s

During this critical decade in American life, artists built on the styles of the 1950s. An explosion of artisti...

Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective

This film includes important examples of the Robert Rauschenberg's diverse and extraordinary accomplishments, t...

Trying to Describe Oneself

Trying to describe oneself is a movie about representation. How it is possible, through film, to describe onese...

Everybody's Cage

In “Everybody’s Cage”, German film artist Sandra Trostel turns John Cage and his approach to art into a tangibl...

Cursive II

Lin Hwai-min's Cursive II is inspired by the aesthetics of calligraphy. Set to music by John Cage, it is an exq...

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many as...

Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)

Inverting the form, style and time frame of commercial television advertising, Logue has produced a unique seri...

A Tribute to John Cage

A Tribute to John Cage is Paik's homage to avant-garde composer John Cage. A major figure in contemporary art a...

John Cage: From Zero

A fascinating study of merging form with content, broken into four shorts, each complete with opening title and...

Symphony Of The Invisible

"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break th...

Merce Cunningham

The choreographer Merce Cunningham working with the musician John Cage and the painter Robert Rauschenberg.

One 11 and 103

Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporarily branche...

Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

In the late 1950's, Jasper Johns emerged as force in the American art scene. His richly worked paintings of map...

Global Groove

Global Groove was a collaborative piece by Nam June Paik and John Godfrey. Paik, amongst other artists who shar...

John Cage: Journeys in Sound

A sonic innovator or an expert on chance? This documentary by Oscar-winning director Allan Miller and Emmy-winn...

Concept tape 3 (Performance)

A compilation tape of performances including John Cage Performs James Joyce, Arakawa, and Iimura's first AIUEON...

Sound??

Although Rahsaan Roland Kirk and John Cage never actually meet in this film (Cage's enigmatic questions about s...

498 Third Avenue

Observational documentary about the Merce Cunningham Dance Company rehearsing throughout the summer of 1967 in...

Four American Composers: John Cage

A television documentary about John Cage and his music.

Twinkle Dammit!

In 1971, Margaret Leng Tan was the first woman to earn a Doctorate degree from the Juilliard School. Since then...

John Cage: Man and Myth

An experimental documentary that looks at its subject John Cage through the eyes of contemporary Avante-Garde a...

Mr. Hoover and I

Celebrated documentary filmmaker Emile DeAntonio discusses his comtempt for J Edgar Hoover, the Federal Bureau...

In the Ocean

A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott Carter and t...

How to Get Out of the Cage (A year with John Cage)

2012 documentary on John Cage celebrating his 100th birthday in the form of a re-edit of partially unused film...

Take the Cage Train – Boletus Edulis

Variations V

A multi-media event with choreographed dance, mobile decor, variable lighting, multiple film projection, and li...

Alla Ricerca Del Silenzio Perduto

The happening Alla ricerca del silenzio perduto - Cage's Train has lingered in the memory of all the people who...

Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel is an audio-visual collage of new footage and samples from Paik’s past videos, which featured ma...