Philip Glass Movies

  • 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
  • 2016
    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

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    As part of a new collaboration with the famous composer Philip Glass, French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque perform the European premiere...

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos
  • 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
  • 2002
    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

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    Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).

    Impact of Progress
  • 1992
    Mirror of the Planet

    Mirror of the Planet

    Mirror of the Planet

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    Jytte Rex' sixth feature explores the here and now, the once and future beyond, Death and Eros, and proof of God's existence to be found in the Black...

    Mirror of the Planet
  • 2013
    November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963

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    Josiah “Tink” Thompson discusses the Kennedy assassination, the nature of truth and photographic evidence in this short film from...

    November 22, 1963
  • 2008
    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

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

    Making Mishima
  • 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
  • 2010
    Trans-Action

    Trans-Action

    Trans-Action

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    Trans-Action tells the story of an extraordinary woman. Anna Grodzka who in 2011 became the first transgender person in the Polish government, and...

    Trans-Action
  • 2021
    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

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    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
  • 1968
    Railroaded

    Railroaded

    Railroaded

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    An absurdist comedy short directed and produced by Harrison Engle. Features one of the first film scores by Philip Glass.

    Railroaded
  • 2011
    They Were There

    They Were There

    They Were There

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    What does it mean to be an IBMer? Every employee experiences the company in different ways, but the global impact IBM has made on business and...

    They Were There
  • 1970
    Isy Boukir

    Isy Boukir

    Isy Boukir

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    Nancy Graves statement, 1971: "Izy Boukir contains footage filmed in the Sahara during eighteen days. I wanted to extend sequences [from earlier...

    Isy Boukir
  • 2008
    The Song

    The Song

    The Song

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    The film is based on the cycle of graphic works of the famous Lithuanian artist Stasys Krasauskas "Birth of a Woman" and is dedicated to the memory...

    The Song
  • 2021
    War and the Weather

    War and the Weather

    War and the Weather

    02021HD

    Artist Enid Baxter Ryce created an experimental documentary with a musical score by Philip Glass to portray, in moving images, the history of...

    War and the Weather
  • 2022
    A Place Called Music

    A Place Called Music

    A Place Called Music

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    The musical journey between Mexican Wixárika musician Daniel Medina and American composer Philip Glass.

    A Place Called Music
  • 2002
    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch

    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch

    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch

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    A documentary about avant-garde composer Harry Partch.

    The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch
  • 2020
    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective

    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective

    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective

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    Watch Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble perform at the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur. An evening of Glass's seminal works composed...

    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective
  • 1989
    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

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

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2
  • 1987
    Monolithe

    Monolithe

    Monolithe

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    Monolithe