Bill Morrison

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

(2021) Writer

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Dawson City: Frozen Time

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The Mesmerist

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Dawson City: Postscript

(2017) Director

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Koller and Freud

(2012) Director

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Decasia

(2002) Writer

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Tributes: Pulse

(2011) Director

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The Great Flood

(2012) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Himself	Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era 2020-01-15 Movie
2017	N/A	Cinema of Decay: The Films of Bill Morrison 2017-12-11 Movie
	Himself	Dawson City: Frozen Time 2017-06-09 Movie
2015	Walter's Brother	Pop Meets the Void 2015-06-16 Movie
2013	Himself	Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist 2013-12-06 Movie
2007	Walter	Peoples House 2007-02-13 Movie
2005	Walter	Mutual Appreciation 2005-03-01 Movie
1996	The Curator	The Film of Her 1996-12-04 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Incident 2023-04-20 Movie
2021	Director	Her Violet Kiss 2021-12-30 Movie
	Director	Buried News 2021-06-17 Movie
	Director	The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021-04-27 Movie
	Director	let me come in 2021-04-10 Movie
	Director	Wild Girl 2021-04-08 Movie
	Director	The Ring 2021-04-08 Movie
2020	Director	Curly’s Thanksgiving 2020-08-18 Movie
	Director	Sunken Films 2020-06-01 Movie
	Director	Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea 2020-04-07 Movie
2018	Director	Cinematograph 2018-11-10 Movie
	Director	Buried and Breaking Away 2018-08-11 Movie
	Director	The Letter 2018-04-26 Movie
	Director	Weaving 2018-01-07 Movie
2017	Director	Dawson City: Postscript 2017-10-25 Movie
	Director	Dawson City: Frozen Time 2017-06-09 Movie
2016	Director	The Unchanging Sea 2016-05-13 Movie
	Director	The Dockworker's Dream 2016-04-01 Movie
	Director	Little Orphant Annie 2016-04-01 Movie
2014	Director	Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 2014-11-27 Movie
	Director	The Film That Buys the Cinema 2014-10-14 Movie
	Director	Back to the Soil 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Director	Rite of Spring 2013-07-01 Movie
	Director	Re: Awakenings 2013-01-01 Movie
	Director	All Vows 2013-01-01 Movie
2012	Director	The Great Flood 2012-11-17 Movie
	Director	Just Ancient Loops 2012-11-03 Movie
	Director	Koller and Freud 2012-09-13 Movie
	Director	Gene Takes a Drink 2012-06-05 Movie
2011	Director	Tributes: Pulse 2011-06-01 Movie
2010	Director	Spark of Being 2010-11-19 Movie
	Director	Release 2010-10-26 Movie
	Director	The Miners' Hymns 2010-07-24 Movie
	Director	Stargazer 2010-01-01 Movie
2008	Director	Every Stop on the F Train 2008-07-01 Movie
	Director	Dystopia 2008-01-12 Movie
2007	Director	Who by Water 2007-01-01 Movie
2006	Director	The Highwater Trilogy 2006-05-31 Movie
	Director	Porch 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Director	Outerborough 2005-04-19 Movie
2004	Director	Light Is Calling 2004-01-16 Movie
	Director	Gotham 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	The Mesmerist 2003-11-07 Movie
	Director	East River 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Director	Decasia 2002-01-24 Movie
	Director	Trinity 2002-01-22 Movie
2000	Director	Ghost Trip 2000-06-13 Movie
1999	Director	City Walk 1999-01-01 Movie
1996	Director	The Film of Her 1996-12-04 Movie
	Director	Moda 1996-01-01 Movie
	Director	Cross Country 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Director	Nemo 1995-04-04 Movie
1994	Director	The World Is Round 1994-03-01 Movie
1993	Director	The Death Train 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Director	Photo Op 1992-06-01 Movie
	Director	Footprints 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Director	Lost Avenues 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	Night Highway 1990-01-01 Movie
	Director	DawnPatrol Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Incident 2023-04-20 Movie
2021	Writer	The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021-04-27 Movie
2017	Writer	Dawson City: Frozen Time 2017-06-09 Movie
2003	Writer	The Mesmerist 2003-11-07 Movie
2002	Writer	Decasia 2002-01-24 Movie
1996	Writer	The Film of Her 1996-12-04 Movie
1994	Writer	The World Is Round 1994-03-01 Movie
1990	Writer	Night Highway 1990-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Additional Photography	The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021-04-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Editor	The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021-04-27 Movie
2017	Editor	Dawson City: Frozen Time 2017-06-09 Movie
2016	Editor	The Dockworker's Dream 2016-04-01 Movie
2014	Editor	Back to the Soil 2014-01-01 Movie
2005	Editor	Outerborough 2005-04-19 Movie
2003	Editor	The Mesmerist 2003-11-07 Movie
2002	Editor	Decasia 2002-01-24 Movie
1996	Editor	The Film of Her 1996-12-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021-04-27 Movie
	Producer	let me come in 2021-04-10 Movie
2017	Producer	Dawson City: Frozen Time 2017-06-09 Movie
2003	Producer	The Mesmerist 2003-11-07 Movie
1996	Producer	The Film of Her 1996-12-04 Movie
1995	Producer	Nemo 1995-04-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Sound Designer	The Village Detective: A Song Cycle 2021-04-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv