Bill Morrison
Known for directing · Born 17 November 1965 · 60 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
77 credits
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
2017
Incident
2023
Light Is Calling
2004
Decasia: The State of Decay
2002
Beyond Zero: 1914-1918
2014
The Great Flood
2012
The Film of Her
1996
Re: Awakenings
2013
Release
Release
2010
Ghost Trip
2000
The Highwater Trilogy
2006
Outerborough
2005
Acting (9)
2020Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent EraHimselfFilm
2017Dawson City: Frozen TimeHimselfFilm
2017Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill MorrisonFilm
2015Pop Meets the VoidWalter's BrotherFilm
2013Bill Morrison: The Film ArchaeologistHimselfFilm
2011Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmHimself (archive footage)Film
2007Peoples HouseWalterFilm
2005Mutual AppreciationWalterFilm
1996The Film of HerThe CuratorFilm
Directing (67)
2026Sawyer Avenue, Sunday AfternoonDirector, Editor, ProducerFilm
2026darkerDirectorFilm
2025Ghost of the PastDirectorFilm
2024The Vanguard TapesDirectorFilm
2024Must Have MeantDirectorFilm
2023IncidentDirector, Producer, EditorFilm
2021let me come inDirector, ProducerFilm
2021Wild GirlDirectorFilm
2021The RingDirectorFilm
2021Buried NewsDirectorFilm
2021Her Violet KissDirectorFilm
2020Curly Takes a Bath by the SeaDirectorFilm
2020Curly’s ThanksgivingDirectorFilm
2020Sunken FilmsDirectorFilm
2018The LetterDirectorFilm
2018Buried and Breaking AwayDirectorFilm
2018CinematographDirector, EditorFilm
2018WeavingDirectorFilm
2017Dawson City: Frozen TimeDirector, Writer, Editor, ProducerFilm
2017Dawson City: PostscriptDirectorFilm
2016The Dockworker's DreamDirector, EditorFilm
2016Little Orphant AnnieDirectorFilm
2016The Unchanging SeaDirectorFilm
2016Niver vs WallsDirectorFilm
2014Beyond Zero: 1914-1918DirectorFilm
2014Back to the SoilDirector, EditorFilm
2014The Film That Buys the CinemaDirectorFilm
2013Re: AwakeningsDirectorFilm
2013All VowsDirectorFilm
2013Rite of SpringDirectorFilm
2012The Great FloodDirectorFilm
2012Just Ancient LoopsDirectorFilm
2012The Miners' HymnsDirectorFilm
2012Koller and FreudDirectorFilm
2012Gene Takes a DrinkDirectorFilm
2011Tributes: PulseDirectorFilm
2011DawnPatrolDirectorFilm
2010ReleaseDirectorFilm
2010Spark of BeingDirectorFilm
2010StargazerDirectorFilm
2008Every Stop on the F TrainDirectorFilm
2008DystopiaDirectorFilm
2007Who by WaterDirectorFilm
2007FuelDirectorFilm
2006The Highwater TrilogyDirectorFilm
2006PorchDirectorFilm
2005OuterboroughDirector, EditorFilm
2005Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1Director, AnimationFilm
2004Light Is CallingDirectorFilm
2004GothamDirectorFilm
2003The MesmeristDirector, Writer, Editor, ProducerFilm
2003East RiverDirectorFilm
2002Decasia: The State of DecayDirector, Writer, Editor, ProducerFilm
2002TrinityDirectorFilm
2000Ghost TripDirectorFilm
1999City WalkDirectorFilm
1996The Film of HerDirector, Writer, Editor, ProducerFilm
1996VignetiDirectorFilm
1996Cross CountryDirectorFilm
1996ModaDirectorFilm
1995NemoDirector, ProducerFilm
1994The World Is RoundDirector, WriterFilm
1993The Death TrainDirectorFilm
1992Photo OpDirectorFilm
1992FootprintsDirectorFilm
1991Lost AvenuesDirectorFilm
1990Night HighwayDirector, WriterFilm
Writing (1)
2021The Village Detective: A Song CycleWriter, Editor, Sound Designer, Additional Photography, Director, ProducerFilm