Bill Morrison Movies

  • 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
  • 2003
    East River

    East River

    East River

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

    East River
  • 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
  • 2004
    Gotham

    Gotham

    Gotham

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    A city symphony inspired by New York

    Gotham
  • 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
  • 2006
    The Highwater Trilogy

    The Highwater Trilogy

    The Highwater Trilogy

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    Divided into three sections, Bill Morrison's The Highwater Trilogy examines our relationship to the threat of natural disaster by combining archival...

    The Highwater Trilogy
  • 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
  • 2006
    Porch

    Porch

    Porch

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

    Porch
  • 1999
    City Walk

    City Walk

    City Walk

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    An early Bill Morrison short, in this work he traverses an urban landscape utilizing high contrast black and white footage. The bustling nature of...

    City Walk
  • 1996
    Vigneti

    Vigneti

    Vigneti

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    A short film by Bill Morrison

    Vigneti
  • 1970
    DawnPatrol

    DawnPatrol

    DawnPatrol

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    An adventure from the point of view of a fly.

    DawnPatrol
  • 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
  • 1995
    Nemo

    Nemo

    Nemo

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    The wind swirls up dust in a desert landscape. The picture is followed by images of clouds racing over the skyline of a city, of reflections on an...

    Nemo
  • 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
  • 1990
    Night Highway

    Night Highway

    Night Highway

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    B/W visualization of the highway during the night.

    Night Highway
  • 1991
    Lost Avenues

    Lost Avenues

    Lost Avenues

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    A film by Bill Morrison.

    Lost Avenues
  • 2018
    Weaving

    Weaving

    Weaving

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    An examination of weaving and the loom as the predecessor to modern-day computing. Using punched cards, weaving programs were designed for looms in...

    Weaving
  • 2018
    Cinematograph

    Cinematograph

    Cinematograph

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    The film depicts the Lumière Brothers discussing and examining their Cinématographe machine. This film has traveled through time since...

    Cinematograph
  • 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
  • 2021
    Her Violet Kiss

    Her Violet Kiss

    Her Violet Kiss

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

    Her Violet Kiss