Bill Viola Studio Movies
- 2004
The Raft
The Raft02004HD
A small crowd of people are gathered in wait when they are suddenly struck by a massive onslaught of water.
- 1979
The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool5.61979HD
Viola's seminal piece, The Reflecting Pool, was made three decades ago on analogue video tape and yet could easily pass for a contemporary digital...
- 1983
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House5.251983HD
Viola experimental short
- 1983
Anthem
Anthem6.31983HD
A series of shots depicting "America" are laid over a classic Gregorian Chant recreated through the distortion of a woman's screams.
- 1986
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like6.71986HD
"I Do Not Know What It Is that I Am Like" juxtaposes images of animals, both wild and domestic, and natural environments with human activity as it...
- 1979
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)6.31979HD
A documentary short in Chott el-Djerid.
- 1981
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)6.41981HD
With a title referring to Japanese folklore, wherein things done on the first day of a new year are significant, the film - an ardent dream entirely...
- 2005
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)82005HD
The ascent of the soul in the space after death as it is awakened and drawn up in a backwards flowing waterfall.