Bill Morrison

Bill Morrison

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November 17, 1965Chicago, Illinois, USA

Bill Morrison is an award-winning artist and filmmaker. His films and videos have been screened in theatres, museums and concert halls worldwide. Often working in collaboration with musicians and composers, he has created films to accompany live performances of music by John Adams, Steve Reich, Michael Gordon and others.

Known for

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

Incident

Incident

2023

Mutual Appreciation

Mutual Appreciation

2005

Decasia: The State of Decay

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002

Light Is Calling

Light Is Calling

2004

The Film of Her

The Film of Her

1996

The Great Flood

The Great Flood

2012

Ghost Trip

Ghost Trip

2000

Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

2014

Re: Awakenings

Re: Awakenings

2013

Directing68

darker

darker

2026

Director

Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon

Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon

2026

Director

Ghost of the Past

Ghost of the Past

2025

Director

The Vanguard Tapes

The Vanguard Tapes

2024

Director

Must Have Meant

Must Have Meant

2024

Director

Incident

Incident

2023

Director

Her Violet Kiss

Her Violet Kiss

2021

Director

Buried News

Buried News

2021

Director

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021

Director

let me come in

let me come in

2021

Director

Wild Girl

Wild Girl

2021

Director

The Ring

The Ring

2021

Director

Curly’s Thanksgiving

Curly’s Thanksgiving

2020

Director

Sunken Films

2020

Director

Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

2020

Director

Cinematograph

Cinematograph

2018

Director

Buried and Breaking Away

Buried and Breaking Away

2018

Director

The Letter

The Letter

2018

Director

Weaving

Weaving

2018

Director

Dawson City: Postscript

Dawson City: Postscript

2017

Director

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

Director

The Unchanging Sea

The Unchanging Sea

2016

Director

The Dockworker's Dream

The Dockworker's Dream

2016

Director

Little Orphant Annie

Little Orphant Annie

2016

Director

Niver vs Walls

2016

Director

Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

2014

Director

The Film That Buys the Cinema

The Film That Buys the Cinema

2014

Director

Back to the Soil

Back to the Soil

2014

Director

Rite of Spring

2013

Director

Re: Awakenings

Re: Awakenings

2013

Director

All Vows

All Vows

2013

Director

The Great Flood

The Great Flood

2012

Director

Just Ancient Loops

Just Ancient Loops

2012

Director

Koller and Freud

Koller and Freud

2012

Director

Gene Takes a Drink

Gene Takes a Drink

2012

Director

The Miners' Hymns

The Miners' Hymns

2012

Director

DawnPatrol

2011

Director

Tributes: Pulse

Tributes: Pulse

2011

Director

Spark of Being

Spark of Being

2010

Director

Release

2010

Director

Stargazer

Stargazer

2010

Director

Every Stop on the F Train

Every Stop on the F Train

2008

Director

Dystopia

2008

Director

Fuel

2007

Director

Who by Water

Who by Water

2007

Director

The Highwater Trilogy

The Highwater Trilogy

2006

Director

Porch

Porch

2006

Director

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

2005

Director

Outerborough

Outerborough

2005

Director

Light Is Calling

Light Is Calling

2004

Director

Gotham

Gotham

2004

Director

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

2003

Director

East River

2003

Director

Trinity

2002

Director

Decasia: The State of Decay

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002

Director

Ghost Trip

Ghost Trip

2000

Director

City Walk

City Walk

1999

Director

The Film of Her

The Film of Her

1996

Director

Vigneti

1996

Director

Cross Country

1996

Director

Moda

Moda

1996

Director

Nemo

1995

Director

The World Is Round

The World Is Round

1994

Director

The Death Train

The Death Train

1993

Director

Photo Op

Photo Op

1992

Director

Footprints

Footprints

1992

Director

Lost Avenues

1991

Director

Night Highway

1990

Director

Editing10

Incident

Incident

2023

Editor

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021

Editor

Cinematograph

Cinematograph

2018

Editor

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

Editor

The Dockworker's Dream

The Dockworker's Dream

2016

Editor

Back to the Soil

Back to the Soil

2014

Editor

Outerborough

Outerborough

2005

Editor

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

2003

Editor

Decasia: The State of Decay

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002

Editor

The Film of Her

The Film of Her

1996

Editor

Acting8

Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

2020

Himself

Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison

Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison

2017

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

Himself

Pop Meets the Void

Pop Meets the Void

2015

Walter's Brother

Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

2013

Himself

Peoples House

Peoples House

2007

Walter

Mutual Appreciation

Mutual Appreciation

2005

Walter

The Film of Her

The Film of Her

1996

The Curator

Production8

Incident

Incident

2023

Producer

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021

Producer

let me come in

let me come in

2021

Producer

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

Producer

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

2003

Producer

Decasia: The State of Decay

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002

Producer

The Film of Her

The Film of Her

1996

Producer

Nemo

1995

Producer

Writing7

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021

Writer

Dawson City: Frozen Time

Dawson City: Frozen Time

2017

Writer

The Mesmerist

The Mesmerist

2003

Writer

Decasia: The State of Decay

Decasia: The State of Decay

2002

Writer

The Film of Her

The Film of Her

1996

Writer

The World Is Round

The World Is Round

1994

Writer

Night Highway

1990

Writer

Camera1

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021

Additional Photography

Sound1

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

2021

Sound Designer

Visual Effects1

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1

2005

Animation