Monk in Pieces

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Monk in Pieces

2025

1h 34m

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Biography

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A film about Meredith Monk: composer, performer, visionary. The boundary-breaking artist Meredith Monk overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great innovators of her generation. In the midst of her latest creation, Indra's Net, Monk faces mortality: can such singular work be performed without her?

David Ehrlich

IndieWire

Jul 25

B+

A biodoc that manages to trace the ancient magic of Monk’s creativity without making any claim to understand where it comes from or what it means, that path doesn’t feel like much of a path at all.

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Glenn Dunks

reDocumented

Mar 8

It’s probably because she’s been so frequently filmed, so willing to not just appear on camera but to detail her art and the process behind it, that Monk in Pieces works as well as it does.

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

Dec 19

B-

Monk In Pieces is not a documentary that breaks down the context of her work and goes too deep into Meredith’s psyche, which is a shame

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Eileen G'Sell

Hyperallergic

Sep 19

For those unfamiliar with Monk (this critic included), “Monk in Pieces” serves as an apt corrective, a vibrant mosaic of her life and work that both honors her prolific output and celebrates her singular vision.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

Sep 3

10/10

Monk In Pieces is a showstopper for the woman who stopped all of our preconceptions of what a show could be. It is achingly brilliant and needs to be stampeded to immediately in the direction of your choice.

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Aaron Guttenplan

MovieJawn

Aug 19

For those approaching with no background of Monk’s work, it would certainly be a good primer, whether it leaves one wanting more or makes one realize her work is not to their taste.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 25

Real footage in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $31,700.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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A film about Meredith Monk: composer, performer, visionary. The boundary-breaking artist Meredith Monk overcame a hostile critical establishment to become one of the great innovators of her generation. In the midst of her latest creation, Indra's Net, Monk faces mortality: can such singular work be performed without her?

Director: Billy Shebar, David C. Roberts
Producer: Susan Margolin, Billy Shebar, David C. Roberts
Screenwriter: Billy Shebar, David C. Roberts, Billy Shebar, David C. Roberts
Distributor: Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber
Production Co: 110th Street Films, St. Marks Productions
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.1K
Runtime: 1h 34m