Laurie Anderson Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2021
    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Forest

    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Forest

    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Forest

    02021HD

    Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. The Forest is the second in a series of six lectures, looking at the...

    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - The Forest
  • 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
  • 1983
    Set and Reset

    Set and Reset

    Set and Reset

    01983HD

    Premiere performance of Set and Reset at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 21 October 1983

    Set and Reset
  • 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?
  • 2002
    McLuhan's Wake

    McLuhan's Wake

    McLuhan's Wake

    6.22002HD

    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
  • 2021
    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks

    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks

    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks

    02021HD

    Laurie Anderson presents Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds. Rocks is the third in a series of six lectures, looking at the challenges...

    Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Rocks
  • 2018
    To the Moon

    To the Moon

    To the Moon

    02018HD

    To the Moon uses images and tropes from Greek mythology, literature, science, sci-fi space movies and politics to create an imaginary and dark new...

    To the Moon
  • 2017
    aloft

    aloft

    aloft

    02017HD

    Aloft is an interactive VR work created through a collaboration between Huang Hsin-Chien and US artist Laurie Anderson from 2016 to 2017. Audiences...

    aloft
  • 1989
    Talk Normal

    Talk Normal

    Talk Normal

    01989HD

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

    Talk Normal
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2017
    La Camera Insabbiata

    La Camera Insabbiata

    La Camera Insabbiata

    02017HD

    La Camera Insabbiata is a virtual reality work by the legendary artist Laurie Anderson, and Taiwanese new media artist Hsin-chien Huang. The work...

    La Camera Insabbiata
  • 1991
    Carmen

    Carmen

    Carmen

    01991HD

    Anderson’s Carmen, who works in a tobacco factory, is as strong-willed and carefree as the original (she steals cigarettes off the assembly...

    Carmen