Laurie Anderson Movies

  • 2012
    BAM150

    BAM150

    BAM150

    02012HD

    A captivating history of the nation's oldest performing arts center - which largely mirrors the evolution of experimental and progressive performing...

    BAM150
  • 1986
    Home of the Brave

    Home of the Brave

    Home of the Brave

    8.251986HD

    A concert film directed by and featuring the music of Laurie Anderson, filmed at the Park Theater in Union City, New Jersey, during the summer of...

    Home of the Brave
  • 2010
    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    Homeland: The Story of the Lark

    02010HD

    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
  • 1990
    John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It

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

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

    01990HD

    This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His...

    John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
  • 2015
    Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog

    6.6372015HD

    Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse...

    Heart of a Dog
  • 2008
    A Not So Silent Night

    A Not So Silent Night

    A Not So Silent Night

    02008HD

    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
  • 1983
    No York City

    No York City

    No York City

    71983HD

    Impressions of New York City. Experimental short.

    No York City
  • 1986
    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July

    01986HD

    Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More...

    The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
  • 2020
    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

    Symphony Of The Invisible

    02020HD

    "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
  • 1985
    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    All Star Video

    6.51985HD

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

    All Star Video
  • 1992
    Monster in a Box

    Monster in a Box

    Monster in a Box

    6.21992HD

    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
  • 1986
    The World beyond the World

    The World beyond the World

    The World beyond the World

    01986HD

    '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
  • 1981
    14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s

    14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s

    14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s

    01981HD

    The multiple means of making art after the end of illusionism led these artists to create performances, sculptures, earthworks, tableaux, furniture,...

    14 Americans: Directions of the 1970s
  • 2023
    Buke & Gase

    Buke & Gase

    Buke & Gase

    02023HD

    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
  • 1986
    What You Mean We?

    What You Mean We?

    What You Mean We?

    61986HD

    WHAT YOU MEAN WE is a surreal short film by experimental artist Laurie Anderson.

    What You Mean We?
  • 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

    02020HD

    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
  • 1991
    Sphinxes Without Secrets

    Sphinxes Without Secrets

    Sphinxes Without Secrets

    01991HD

    Since its inception, performance art provided a forum for those artists whose work challenges the dominant aesthetic and cultural status quo. In...

    Sphinxes Without Secrets
  • 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

    01993HD

    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
  • 1991
    The Human Face

    The Human Face

    The Human Face

    01991HD

    A highly innovative arts documentary, which uses the latest special effects, to investigate the cultural and scientific background behind the way we...

    The Human Face
  • 2007
    Why Birds Sing

    Why Birds Sing

    Why Birds Sing

    02007HD

    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