Bill Morrison Movies

  • 2012
    Koller and Freud

    Koller and Freud

    Koller and Freud

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    This found-footage piece is based on an early study of the effects of cocaine by the filmmaker’s great-grandfather Carl Koller and Sigmund...

    Koller and Freud
  • 2012
    Just Ancient Loops

    Just Ancient Loops

    Just Ancient Loops

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    'Just Ancient Loops' employs high resolution scans of ancient nitrate footage, as well as newly created CGI renderings of space to depict different...

    Just Ancient Loops
  • 2007
    Peoples House

    Peoples House

    Peoples House

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    Walter Francis and Jerry Peoples, two characters from "Mutual Appreciation", share a visit at the Peoples' home in the countryside.

    Peoples House
  • 2024
    The Vanguard Tapes

    The Vanguard Tapes

    The Vanguard Tapes

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    A series of conversations and monologues captured in the kitchen of the famous Vanguard jazz club in New York’s Greenwich Village in 1994- 95...

    The Vanguard Tapes
  • 1992
    Footprints

    Footprints

    Footprints

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    Early Bill Morrison film from 1992, black & white, 16mm.

    Footprints
  • 2013
    All Vows

    All Vows

    All Vows

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    An English translation of ‘Kol Nidre’, the incantation that begins the Yom Kippur service and which pre-emptively nullifies any future...

    All Vows
  • 2024
    Must Have Meant

    Must Have Meant

    Must Have Meant

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    Corabelle, an orange tabby, wanders through a snowy East Village community garden, pondering the possibility of connection. With a soundtrack by...

    Must Have Meant
  • 2013
    Re: Awakenings

    Re: Awakenings

    Re: Awakenings

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    Original Super 8 footage shot by Dr. Oliver Sacks of his patients at Beth Abraham Hospital, Bronx, NY, who were administered the drug L-Dopa in the...

    Re: Awakenings
  • 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
  • 1993
    The Death Train

    The Death Train

    The Death Train

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    Originally produced for the opera "The Death Train of Baron Von Frankenstein". The opera was conceived and written by John Moran, directed for the...

    The Death Train
  • 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
  • 2000
    Ghost Trip

    Ghost Trip

    Ghost Trip

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    Singer-songwriter Slink Moss plays the mysterious driver of a Cadillac hearse who journeys across America to pick up and drop off a hitchhiker to his...

    Ghost Trip
  • 2021
    The Ring

    The Ring

    The Ring

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    A short film made during lockdown.

    The Ring
  • 2012
    The Miners' Hymns

    The Miners' Hymns

    The Miners' Hymns

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    The ill-fated coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of this inspired documentary by multi-media artist Bill Morrison. Their...

    The Miners' Hymns
  • 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
  • 2003
    East River

    East River

    East River

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    A brief glimpse of Manhattan's skin. Music by Michael Gordon.

    East River
  • 1996
    Cross Country

    Cross Country

    Cross Country

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    Directed by Bill Morrison

    Cross Country
  • 2008
    Dystopia

    Dystopia

    Dystopia

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    A film symphony inspired by Los Angeles.

    Dystopia
  • 1990
    Night Highway

    Night Highway

    Night Highway

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    B/W visualization of the highway during the night.

    Night Highway
  • 2017
    Dawson City: Postscript

    Dawson City: Postscript

    Dawson City: Postscript

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    Following on from Bill Morrison's feature Dawson City: Frozen Time, a short film, Dawson City: Postscript (10 min, 2017) details the journey this...

    Dawson City: Postscript