Ira Cohen Movies

  • 1968
    The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

    The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

    The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda

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    At the court of the Yellow Emperor, the Majoon Traveler & Lady Firefly appear in the Hall of Unconscious Magnetism.

    The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
  • 2013
    Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

    Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

    Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

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    The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half...

    Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
  • 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

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    In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
  • 2009
    FLicKeR

    FLicKeR

    FLicKeR

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    In 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to induce hallucinations, drugless highs, and revolutionize...

    FLicKeR
  • 1967
    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

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    The story of Joan of Arc as applied to the present revolution in arts and more. The Gothic is applied to the War in Vietnam. The film is experimental...

    Joan of Arc
  • 2005
    Excavating Taylor Mead

    Excavating Taylor Mead

    Excavating Taylor Mead

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    The film icon/Andy Warhol darling is interviewed is his legendary cluttered apartment.

    Excavating Taylor Mead
  • 1970
    The Stone Age

    The Stone Age

    The Stone Age

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    "The question is, it is either going to be a stoned age or a new Stone Age" - Louis Brigante

    The Stone Age
  • 1986
    Kings With Straw Mats

    Kings With Straw Mats

    Kings With Straw Mats

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    Filmmaker and poet Cohen gets close to one of India's greatest sacred celebrations, the Kumbh Mela. Taking place only once every 12 years, this...

    Kings With Straw Mats
  • 2006
    Brain Damage

    Brain Damage

    Brain Damage

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    A new film directed by Ira Cohen and produced by BASTET created from never-before-seen original 16mm outtakes, featuring a new soundtrack composed by...

    Brain Damage
  • 1969
    Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika

    Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika

    Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika

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    A harrowing, gorgeous, in-your-face-and-mind 45-minute black-and-white film by Marty Topp, produced by Ira Cohen for Universal Mutant. “Marty...

    Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika
  • 2006
    Played for Real - Ira Cohen

    Played for Real - Ira Cohen

    Played for Real - Ira Cohen

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    A short documentary on Ira Cohen.

    Played for Real - Ira Cohen
  • 2021
    The Invisible Father

    The Invisible Father

    The Invisible Father

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    In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American Cinema, and was enmeshed with iconic filmmaker Andy...

    The Invisible Father