Jim O'Rourke Movies

  • 2025
    Dear Stranger

    Dear Stranger

    Dear Stranger

    72025HD

    A Japanese man and his Chinese-American wife struggle with work, parenting, and caregiving in NYC. Their strained life spirals when their son is...

    Dear Stranger
  • 2013
    The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    The End of Summer

    6.52013HD

    The story, set in the heady post-war 50s into the early 60s , revolves around a love triangle between Tomoko, long playing the mistress to married...

    The End of Summer
  • 2006
    No is E

    No is E

    No is E

    102006HD

    With the aid of a layered construction of the image, Takashi has managed to capture the different reflections of light on the surface of water. The...

    No is E
  • 2023
    Yoko

    Yoko

    Yoko

    62023HD

    A road movie about Yoko, a frustrated part-time worker who hitchhikes to her hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori, where she has not returned for 24 years,...

    Yoko
  • 2012
    Petrel Hotel Blue

    Petrel Hotel Blue

    Petrel Hotel Blue

    52012HD

    Seeking to exact revenge upon Yoji, Yukio travels to an area surrounded by the sea, desert and lava topped mountains. There, Yukio meets mysterious...

    Petrel Hotel Blue
  • 2014
    The Creeping Garden

    The Creeping Garden

    The Creeping Garden

    5.52014HD

    An award-winning feature-length creative documentary exploring the extraordinary world of the plasmodial slime mould through the eyes of the fringe...

    The Creeping Garden
  • 2018
    Until First Light

    Until First Light

    Until First Light

    92018HD

    Follows an unnamed protagonist as he returns to his childhood home following the tragic death of his brother. He struggles with loss as fall gives...

    Until First Light
  • 2006
    Her Noise - The Making Of

    Her Noise - The Making Of

    Her Noise - The Making Of

    02006HD

    Her Noise was an exhibition which took place at South London Gallery in 2005 with satellite events at Tate Modern and Goethe-Institut, London. Her...

    Her Noise - The Making Of
  • 2002
    Gambling, Gods and LSD

    Gambling, Gods and LSD

    Gambling, Gods and LSD

    5.82002HD

    Filmmaker Peter Mettler embarks on a mission that takes him around the world. He is determined to record the diverse modes of transcendence that...

    Gambling, Gods and LSD
  • 2007
    Elements of Nothing

    Elements of Nothing

    Elements of Nothing

    102007HD

    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
  • 2009
    Still in Cosmos

    Still in Cosmos

    Still in Cosmos

    52009HD

    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
  • 2019
    Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

    Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

    Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

    7.72019HD

    In May 1997, Tim Taylor, creative force behind the beloved Dayton, Ohio rock weirdos BRAINIAC, was on the verge of his band signing to a major record...

    Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
  • 2001
    Desert Moon

    Desert Moon

    Desert Moon

    6.12001HD

    A successful businessman and his alcoholic wife attempt to piece together their unhappy lives and shattered marriage. Little do Nagai and Akira know...

    Desert Moon
  • 2007
    Prisoner/Terrorist

    Prisoner/Terrorist

    Prisoner/Terrorist

    52007HD

    During a militant attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunctions, leading to him being captured and held...

    Prisoner/Terrorist
  • 2001
    Mongoland

    Mongoland

    Mongoland

    6.32001HD

    Pia is coming home for Christmas after traveling in England for about 6 months. She wants to catch up with her boyfriend, Kristoffer, who was...

    Mongoland
  • 2000
    Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

    Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

    Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

    02000HD

    The band performs at the Free Jazz Festival

    Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
  • 2003
    Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

    Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

    Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

    02003HD

    Quintessential alternative rockers, Sonic Youth, celebrate free-form experimentalism while reinforcing their performance-art driven tradition in this...

    Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage
  • 2005
    Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

    Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

    Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

    4.52005HD

    Sonic Youth's 2005 performance at Les Eurockéennes de Belfort festival, one of France's largest rock music festivals.

    Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
  • 2003
    Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

    Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

    Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

    52003HD

    Filmed April 12, 2003 at a benefit concert held at and for The Anthology Film Archives, the international center for the preservation, study, and...

    Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
  • 2005
    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

    02005HD

    With Herzog's direction, Richard Thompson leads a small group of musicians into creating Grizzly Man's evocative soundtrack.

    In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session