Bill Morrison Movies

  • 2003
    East River

    East River

    East River

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

    East River
  • 2020
    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea

    02020HD

    a serene and endearing cat-cam video, made during lockdown and scored by Bill Frisell.

    Curly Takes a Bath by the Sea
  • 2006
    Porch

    Porch

    Porch

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    A home-movie portrait of an ordinary American family, taken over many years and framed in the porch of their house.

    Porch
  • 2021
    Her Violet Kiss

    Her Violet Kiss

    Her Violet Kiss

    02021HD

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

    Her Violet Kiss
  • 2012
    Just Ancient Loops

    Just Ancient Loops

    Just Ancient Loops

    5.62012HD

    'Just Ancient Loops' employs high resolution scans of ancient nitrate footage, as well as newly created CGI renderings of space to depict different...

    Just Ancient Loops
  • 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
  • 2014
    Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

    Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

    Beyond Zero: 1914-1918

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    A response in music and film to the conflict that launched a century of war, and a celebration of the power of art to keep us sane and offer us...

    Beyond Zero: 1914-1918
  • 2011
    DawnPatrol

    DawnPatrol

    DawnPatrol

    02011HD

    An adventure from the point of view of a fly.

    DawnPatrol
  • 2011
    Tributes: Pulse

    Tributes: Pulse

    Tributes: Pulse

    02011HD

    'Tributes-Pulse' is a collaboration between American filmmaker Bill Morrison and Danish composer and percussionist Simon Christensen. Christensen...

    Tributes: Pulse
  • 2018
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

    02018HD

    Using the discarded, deteriorating remnants from seven silent film titles, filmmaker Bill Morrison braids a story of intertwining love triangles that...

    The Letter
  • 1999
    City Walk

    City Walk

    City Walk

    5.21999HD

    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
  • 2007
    Fuel

    Fuel

    Fuel

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    Fuel was premiered in a multi-media performance with a film by Bill Morrison at the Kaispeicher B Warehouse at the port of Hamburg, Germany, in 2007.

    Fuel
  • 1996
    Cross Country

    Cross Country

    Cross Country

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    Directed by Bill Morrison

    Cross Country
  • 1992
    Footprints

    Footprints

    Footprints

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    Early Bill Morrison film from 1992, black & white, 16mm.

    Footprints
  • 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
  • 2021
    let me come in

    let me come in

    let me come in

    6.52021HD

    Bill Morrison’s experimental short features decayed film reels from the lost, German silent film Pawns of Passion (1928).

    let me come in
  • 2025
    Ghost of the Past

    Ghost of the Past

    Ghost of the Past

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    Using newly discovered fragments of a French film, Morrison reconstructs the film.

    Ghost of the Past
  • 2008
    Every Stop on the F Train

    Every Stop on the F Train

    Every Stop on the F Train

    02008HD

    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
  • 2012
    Koller and Freud

    Koller and Freud

    Koller and Freud

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    This found-footage piece is based on an early study of the effects of cocaine by the filmmaker’s great-grandfather Carl Koller and Sigmund...

    Koller and Freud
  • 1991
    Lost Avenues

    Lost Avenues

    Lost Avenues

    61991HD

    A film by Bill Morrison.

    Lost Avenues