CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 0h 45m

Electro-Pythagorus: A Portrait of Martin Bartlett

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Electro-Pythagorus is an intimate and subjective portrait of the late Martin Bartlett, the Canadian electronic music pioneer who studied with Pauline Oliveros, David Tudor, John Cage, and Pandit Pran Nath. His contribution as an interdisciplinary composer, educator, and founding member of Western Front, though undoubtedly extensive, is in danger of being erased from cultural memory since his death from AIDS in 1993. Navigating an array of archival materials including letters, correspondences, notebooks, personal photos, and a huge body of unreleased music and field recordings held at the archives of Simon Fraser University, Electro-Pythagoras is a journey through the evolution of Bartlett’s musical time and space, softly guided by Luke Fowler’s insightful camera and montage—creating an experimental portrait that defies one-dimensionality.

Directed byLuke Fowler

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
February 26, 2017
Studios
Stedelijk Museum, AmsterdamWestern Front

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
ELECTRO PYTHAGORUS (A PORTRAIT OF MARTIN BARTLETT)- Luke Fowler

ELECTRO PYTHAGORUS (A PORTRAIT OF MARTIN BARTLETT)- Luke Fowler

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Martin Bartlett

himself

Creative team
Directed by
Luke Fowler
Luke Fowler
Written by
Luke Fowler
Luke Fowler

Keep watching

More like this

A History of Erotic Art7.0

A History of Erotic Art

2025 · Film

108 spin

108 spin

2025 · Film

The Story of the Weeping Camel7.1

The Story of the Weeping Camel

2004 · Film

Full Metal Village6.8

Full Metal Village

2007 · Film

Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music7.5

Latin Grammy Celebrates: Them and Their Music

2021 · Film

Rich Hall's Countrier Than You

Rich Hall's Countrier Than You

2017 · Film

Dance Alone10.0

Dance Alone

2021 · Film

Shine a Light6.8

Shine a Light

2008 · Film

El Cabrero: el canto de la sierra8.2

El Cabrero: el canto de la sierra

1988 · Film

Astor Piazzolla in Portrait

Astor Piazzolla in Portrait

1990 · Film

MonoKate10.0

MonoKate

2021 · Film

Dame veneno6.0

Dame veneno

2007 · Film

Gal Fa-Tal6.0

Gal Fa-Tal

1971 · Film

Ray Davies: The World from My Window

Ray Davies: The World from My Window

2004 · Film

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City7.5

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

1927 · Film

An Unholy Dance

An Unholy Dance

2026 · Film

The Cemetery of Sainte-Colombe

The Cemetery of Sainte-Colombe

2025 · Film

Come Worry with Us!5.8

Come Worry with Us!

2013 · Film

PROTOTYPE3.0

PROTOTYPE

2017 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora6.5

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010 · Film

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski7.5

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

2018 · Film

A Toxic Love Story6.4

A Toxic Love Story

2026 · Film

Heart of a Dog6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015 · Film

Daft Punk Unchained7.2

Daft Punk Unchained

2015 · Film

Let It Be7.7

Let It Be

1970 · Film

The September Issue6.6

The September Issue

2009 · Film

180° South7.2

180° South

2010 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.2

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

Seduced and Abandoned6.2

Seduced and Abandoned

2013 · Film

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/207.2

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022 · Film

42 Up7.6

42 Up

1999 · Film

The Curse of the Dragon7.2

The Curse of the Dragon

1993 · Film

The Wrecking Crew7.3

The Wrecking Crew

2008 · Film

For the Love of Spock7.4

For the Love of Spock

2016 · Film

Looking for Richard6.8

Looking for Richard

1996 · Film

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin7.0

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003 · Film

My Mom Jayne8.0

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch7.0

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

2018 · Film

Gilbert6.7

Gilbert

2017 · Film