Bill Morrison (director)

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Bill Morrison (born in Chicago, November 17, 1965) is a New York-based filmmaker and artist, best known for his experimental collage film Decasia (2002). He is a member of Ridge Theater and the founder of Hypnotic Pictures.

Bill Morrison’s films have been screened at festivals, museums and concert halls worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival, the Orphan film Symposium, The Tate Modern, London, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. Eight of his titles have been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. He has been commissioned to create films for some of the most important composers of his time, including John Adams, Gavin Bryars, Bill Frisell, Michael Gordon, Henryk Gorecki, David Lang, Harry Partch, Steve Reich and Julia Wolfe. Morrison is a Guggenheim fellow and has received the Alpert Award. His work with Ridge Theater has been recognized with two Bessie awards and an Obie Award.

Decasia, his feature-length collaboration with composer Michael Gordon, was noted by J. Hoberman of the Village Voice as “the most widely acclaimed American avant-garde film of the fin-de-siècle.” In Lawrence Weschler's profile of Morrison and his film quoted the director Errol Morris as saying during his viewing of Decasia: "This may be the greatest movie ever made" (See "Sublime Decay," New York Times Sunday Magazine, Dec. 22, 2002). The film was commissioned by the Basel Simphonietta, to be shown on three screen surrounding the musicians. It's DVD release is entitled Decasia: The State of Decay.

[edit] Filmography as director

• Dystopia (2008)
• Fuel (2007)
• Who By Water (2007)
• The Highwater Trilogy (2006)
• How To Pray (2006)
• Outerborough (2005)
• Gotham (2004)
• Light is Calling (2004)
• The Mesmerist (2003)
• East River (2003)
• Decasia (2002)
• Trinity (2000)
• Ghost Trip (2000)
• City Walk (1999)
• Film of Her (1996)
• Nemo (1995)
• The World Is Round (1994)
• The Death Train (1993)
• Footprints (1992)
• Photo Op (1992)
• Lost Avenues (1991)
• Night Highway (1990)