Laurie Anderson Movies

  • 2008
    A Not So Silent Night

    A Not So Silent Night

    A Not So Silent Night

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    Recorded in 2008, direct from the Knitting Factory stage in downtown Manhattan. This The McGarrigle Christmas Hour features Kate & Anna McGarrigle,...

    A Not So Silent Night
  • 2005
    John Peel's Record Box

    John Peel's Record Box

    John Peel's Record Box

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    John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November 2005 on Channel 4. It was nominated for Primetime Emmy...

    John Peel's Record Box
  • 1983
    No York City

    No York City

    No York City

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    Impressions of New York City. Experimental short.

    No York City
  • 1987
    Swimming to Cambodia

    Swimming to Cambodia

    Swimming to Cambodia

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    Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film...

    Swimming to Cambodia
  • 2010
    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

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    A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
  • 2025
    Free for All: The Public Library

    Free for All: The Public Library

    Free for All: The Public Library

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    The story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea of a public library happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library...

    Free for All: The Public Library
  • 2023
    Buke & Gase

    Buke & Gase

    Buke & Gase

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    In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when tours were canceled and all live music went silent, one band refused to stay quiet. The musical...

    Buke & Gase
  • 2002
    McLuhan's Wake

    McLuhan's Wake

    McLuhan's Wake

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    A fascinating clash of philosophy, classical studies and Pop Culture, this film capsulizes a number of "Media Prophet" Marshall McLuhan's conclusions...

    McLuhan's Wake
  • 2010
    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

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    A distilled, up-to-the-minute portrait of our agitated nation, its politics, its economics, its delusions and its dreams. Laurie Anderson's tone is...

    Homeland: The Story of the Lark
  • 2016
    Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera

    Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera

    Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera

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    Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016

    Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
  • 2012
    Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So

    Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So

    Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So

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    This addition to the acclaimed & award winning Classic Albums series tells the story behind the making of Peter Gabriel's 1986 album "So". It was...

    Classic Albums: Peter Gabriel - So
  • 2020
    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

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    An oral history of Artists Space, the legendary New York artists organization. Told through the voices of the artists, critics and curators who...

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
  • 1992
    Monster in a Box

    Monster in a Box

    Monster in a Box

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    Monologuist Spalding Gray talks about the great difficulties he experienced while attempting to write his first novel, a nearly 2,000-page...

    Monster in a Box
  • 2020
    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

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    "Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on...

    Symphony Of The Invisible
  • 1993
    The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros

    The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros

    The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros

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    The Sensual Nature of Sound portrays four New York based composers and performers in terms of their musical lives and artistic passion. Though Laurie...

    The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros
  • 1989
    Talk Normal

    Talk Normal

    Talk Normal

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    At the '87 Tokyo International Video Biennale, held at Spiral Hall, performance artist Laurie Anderson gave the unforgettable lecture-demonstration,...

    Talk Normal
  • 2018
    Call Us Ishmael

    Call Us Ishmael

    Call Us Ishmael

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    Each and every year hundreds of people flock to New Bedford, MA in bleak mid-winter to partake in a celebration like none other. They read this...

    Call Us Ishmael
  • 2011
    Brainwave

    Brainwave

    Brainwave

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    Documentary, Science and Nature Documentaries, Miscellaneous Documentaries - Launched in 2008, Brainwave pairs celebrities from many walks of life;...

    Brainwave
  • 2007
    Why Birds Sing

    Why Birds Sing

    Why Birds Sing

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    Inspired by musician and eco-philosopher David Rothenberg's book of the same title, this documentary explores the intriguing, charming, complex and...

    Why Birds Sing
  • 1986
    The World beyond the World

    The World beyond the World

    The World beyond the World

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    'Thinking machines' and 'people thinking as machines' (super-computerprogrammers who have internalized computerese) are perhaps two of a kind. But...

    The World beyond the World