A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn

Claudia Heuermann's A Bookshelf On Top of the Sky gives us a rare peek into the working methods of one of the most notorious and reclusive composers on the scene today. Filmed over a ten year period this documentary includes live footage of Masada Naked City Cobra as well as improvisations his classical work and rare interviews. A prize winner at European festivals this film documents Heuermann's very personal fifteen year odyssey with the music of John Zorn. At times frightening at times hilarious at times frighteningly hilarious.