Now in theaters!

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?

Featuring interviews with Björk and David Byrne, Monk in Pieces is a mosaic that illuminates Monk’s wildly original vocabulary of sound and imagery. The film was an official selection and Teddy Award nominee at the 2025 Berlinale, and is now playing in theaters nationwide.

"Billy Shebar’s vital documentary makes sense of an artist who’s always defied basic understanding… a perfect window into the singular genius of Meredith Monk."

David Ehrlich, IndieWire
“Monk is finally getting her due recognition in this extraordinary documentary… This film is one of the peaks of the festival.”

Brian Bromberger, SF Bay Area Reporter
“… presents the rich tapestry of Monk’s music… soaring vocalisations that swoop and loop across her three-octave range.”

Amber Wilkinson, Screen International
"It is achingly brilliant and needs to be stampeded to immediately!"

Michael Talbot-Haynes, Film Threat
"With a subject outrageous and bold, this evocative film will blow you away…"

Gordon Durich, The Hollywood Times
“The scenes in which Björk describes her intense feelings and amazement are among the numerous beautiful moments of Monk in Pieces…”

Andreas Köhnemann, Kino-Zeit
"A vibrant mosaic of her life and work that both honors her prolific output and celebrates her singular vision."

- Eileen G'Sell, Hyperallergic
“A highly engaging, very human story about an uncompromising female artist battling to keep her unique vision alive…”

Stephen Dalton, The Film Verdict
“This isn’t the first documentary about her. But it is the best… Monk in Pieces offers manna for fans, and might well make converts out of the merely curious."

Dennis Harvey, 48 Hills
“…the best celebration that could be offered for an artist who found so much in her own voice.”

Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest

Upcoming Screenings

Detroit, MI

Detroit Institute of Arts
Sept. 19, 20, 21

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New York, NY

New Plaza Cinema
Sept. 21
Q & A Billy Shebar, Sabine Krayenbühl, Susan Margolin

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Montréal, QC

Cinéma Public
Sept. 28
Q & A John Hollenbeck, Sarah Rossey

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Buffalo, NY

Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center
Oct. 14

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Riga, Latvia

RIGA International Film Festival
Oct. 21

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Edmonton, AB

Metro Cinema Soc.
Oct. 29

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Nashville, TN

The Belcourt
Nov. 10

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