Movies
- 2012

PICO (reMIX)
PICO (reMIX)02012HD
A video memoir in which artist John Sanborn explores the seismic artistic upheaval wrought by three great artists: John Cage, Marcel Duchamp, and Nam...
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- 1991

The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents
The Eyes Scream: A History of the Residents81991HD
This documentary is a history of The Residents hosted by Penn & Teller. It contains excerpts from most of their videos and some are in their complete...
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- 1970

Ear Drums
Ear Drums01970HD
Conceived & Performed by David Van Tieghem, Produced & Directed by John Sanborn, 1979
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- 2011

The Planets
The Planets02011HD
The Planets is an epic video feature commissioned by the new music ensemble Relâche. The score took composer Kyle Gann twelve years to complete...
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- 1990

The Works of M. C. Escher
The Works of M. C. Escher01990HD
Video gallery of the seminal artist's work.
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- 1982

Ear to the Ground
Ear to the Ground01982HD
In Ear to the Ground, David Van Tieghem uses the city of Manhattan as his musical instrument, playing the surfaces of the sidewalks, buildings and...
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- 2014

ALLoT (A Long List of Things)
ALLoT (A Long List of Things)02014HD
Director John Sanborn attends his 40th high school reunion with a film crew to interview former classmates and gain a measure of closure on some...
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- 1981

Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons
Music Word Fire And I Would Do It Again (Coo-Coo): The Lessons01981HD
Buried inside the epic American opera for television, “Perfect Lives” are the boogie-woogie lessons being sold by Buddy to untalented...
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- 1977

Spray-On Video
Spray-On Video01977HD
Commercial for spray-on video
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- 1985

Sister Suzie Cinema
Sister Suzie Cinema01985HD
Sister Suzie Cinema is a fantasy about fantasies - about the way movies, music and other cultural artifacts shape what we feel.
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- 2024

In C, Too
In C, Too02024HD
"In C, Too" illuminates how close our dreams are to a common reality. Through structured visual improvisational techniques, the work explores how...
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- 1992

Theology
Theology01992HD
Computer animation that follows a mysterious egg, directed by art pop musician Todd Rundgren. 3 years of production for 3 mins of animation.
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- 2022

Exquisite Moving Corpse
Exquisite Moving Corpse02022HD
The Surrealist, "Exquisite Corpse" was a French Café parlor game. "Exquisite Moving Corpse" is more of an artist chain letter. 60 artists...
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- 1982

And Now This...
And Now This...01982HD
Shot in Saskatchewan, And Now This... transforms landscape through technology, evoking the pristine lines of wheat fields and abandoned farm...
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- 1970

Entropy and Order
Entropy and Order01970HD
Short by John Sanborn
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