Jim O'Rourke Movies

  • 2023
    Hands That Bind

    Hands That Bind

    Hands That Bind

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    A hired hand's plans to take over his boss farm are shattered when the landowner's son returns to claim his birthright.

    Hands That Bind
  • 2000
    Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

    Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

    Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

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    This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking the band’s 20th anniversary covers its history from the beginnings to today. Numerous...

    Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth
  • 2009
    Kikoe

    Kikoe

    Kikoe

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    Experimental documentary about Japanese experimental musician Otomo Yoshihide. Includes interviews with multiple musicians, artists, and writers as...

    Kikoe
  • 2009
    Still in Cosmos

    Still in Cosmos

    Still in Cosmos

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    An immersive work that uses skilled manipulation of the film surface and a powerful drone soundtrack to create a layered and dense universe of...

    Still in Cosmos
  • 2006
    Noise

    Noise

    Noise

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    Footage from 2005’s Festival Art Rock in Saint-Brieuc, France, featuring Metric, Sonic Youth, Jeanne Balibar, and other acts.

    Noise
  • 2007
    Elements of Nothing

    Elements of Nothing

    Elements of Nothing

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    For this film, Takashi Makino allowed himself to be inspired by the earth. In a never-ending stream of images, we recognize elements from the forest...

    Elements of Nothing
  • 2020
    from my kitchen window the building was blinking

    from my kitchen window the building was blinking

    from my kitchen window the building was blinking

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    Presented virtually at ISSUE Project Room Artist Fund Benefit Oct. 2020.

    from my kitchen window the building was blinking