Bill Morrison Movies

  • 2021
    Buried News

    Buried News

    Buried News

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    Frequent Kronos collaborator Bill Morrison uses rare, early-20th century news footage to uncover ways that narratives about race have been used in...

    Buried News
  • 2020
    Sunken Films

    Sunken Films

    Sunken Films

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    A collection of films that have been found, or remain, on the Ocean's floor.

    Sunken Films
  • 2018
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

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    Using the discarded, deteriorating remnants from seven silent film titles, filmmaker Bill Morrison braids a story of intertwining love triangles that...

    The Letter
  • 2008
    Every Stop on the F Train

    Every Stop on the F Train

    Every Stop on the F Train

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    A self-explanatory film by Bill Morrison, with music by Michael Gordon, performed by the Young People’s Chorus of New York City.

    Every Stop on the F Train
  • 2011
    Tributes: Pulse

    Tributes: Pulse

    Tributes: Pulse

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    'Tributes-Pulse' is a collaboration between American filmmaker Bill Morrison and Danish composer and percussionist Simon Christensen. Christensen...

    Tributes: Pulse
  • 2013
    Rite of Spring

    Rite of Spring

    Rite of Spring

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    Black-and-white film projections by Bill Morrison, using archival footage of frigid Arctic scenes.

    Rite of Spring
  • 2020
    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

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    a serene and endearing cat-cam video, made during lockdown and scored by Bill Frisell.

    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
  • 1990
    Night Highway

    Night Highway

    Night Highway

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    B/W visualization of the highway during the night.

    Night Highway
  • 2021
    Her Violet Kiss

    Her Violet Kiss

    Her Violet Kiss

    02021HD

    A woman attends a party where she is observed by and finally meets a mysterious guest.

    Her Violet Kiss
  • 2020
    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    02020HD

    A TCM original production on why silent movies matter, featuring new interviews with Honorary Academy Award winner Kevin Brownlow, filmmaker Bill...

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era
  • 2010
    Stargazer

    Stargazer

    Stargazer

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    Video by Bill Morrison created for the Ridge Theater production of "Persephone", with music by Ben Neill and Mimi Goese. The staged production was...

    Stargazer
  • 1992
    Photo Op

    Photo Op

    Photo Op

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    This is an excerpt from the 60-minute film commissioned for Conrad Cummings's opera of the same title, which was produced by Ridge Theater and staged...

    Photo Op
  • 2021
    Wild Girl

    Wild Girl

    Wild Girl

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    A short film made during lockdown.

    Wild Girl
  • 2016
    The Dockworker's Dream

    The Dockworker's Dream

    The Dockworker's Dream

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    Drawing from Portugal’s rich heritage of shipping, trade, and exploration, “The Dockworker's Dream” takes the viewer on a journey...

    The Dockworker's Dream
  • 2002
    Trinity

    Trinity

    Trinity

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    Explores Man's tendency to reduce the world into discrete intervals so that it might be more readily analyzed, even if not wholly understood.

    Trinity
  • 2006
    Porch

    Porch

    Porch

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    Film by Bill Morrison. Music by Julia Wolfe. Libretto by Deborah Artman.

    Porch
  • 1994
    The World Is Round

    The World Is Round

    The World Is Round

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    Originally planned as part of Michael Kanieckis play, «Howard Hughes: The World Is Round», the film follows the internal monologue of...

    The World Is Round
  • 1991
    Lost Avenues

    Lost Avenues

    Lost Avenues

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    A film by Bill Morrison.

    Lost Avenues
  • 2013
    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

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    Things fall apart, but they are also reassembled and given new life, in an enlightened form. Meet the New York based artist and filmmaker Bill...

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist
  • 2012
    Gene Takes a Drink

    Gene Takes a Drink

    Gene Takes a Drink

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    An experimental film by Bill Morrison.

    Gene Takes a Drink