Emma Franz

Bill Frisell, A Portrait (2017) Director | Director of Photography | Editor | Producer | Screenwriter

A character portrait of anti-archetype guitar hero, Bill Frisell, this nuanced film traces the ideas and processes that shaped Frisell’s music, and provides rare insight into the mind and personality of one of the significant musicians of recent decades. Full of live music, revealing stories, and intimate access to the normally reclusive Frisell, various collaborations are followed from development to fruition, including the last ever performance of the Paul Motian Trio with Frisell and Joe Lovano. Also featuring Bonnie Raitt, Hal Willner, Paul Simon, Nels Cline, Joey Baron, Jim Hall, Jason Moran, Mike Gibbs, John Zorn, Jack DeJohnette, Ron Carter and John Abercrombie.

Intangible Asset Number 82 (2008) Director | Director of Photography | Producer | Screenwriter

Intangible Asset Number 82 tells the story of a respected jazz drummer and his search for an elusive South Korean shaman and grandmaster musician. The journey becomes a rite of passage as he encounters master musicians in his travels and overcomes cultural obstacles and the march of time, to eventually meet the master only days before his death. We bear witness to the aesthetic and philosophical explorations these musician undertake in search of the tools of self-expression, and the personal discoveries and transformations that result from the inspiration found along the journey. The film creates a layered story which showcases music as a universal language.