Includes Blu-ray Disc versions of Decasia, and Light is calling (disc 1), and DVD versions of 14 other films (discs 2-5). Title from container. All films directed by Bill Morrison. Full screen. Accompanying booklet comprises program notes, essays by Steve Dollar and Dave Kehr, an excerpt from an essay by Matt Levine, and an excerpt from a William Cusick interview with Bill Morrison.
Contents:
(2013) (80 min.). The great flood (2002) (67 min.) ; Light is calling (2004) (8 min.) -- disc 2. Bill Morrison travels: City walk (1999) (6 min.) ; Porch (2005) (8 min.) ; Highwater trilogy (2006) (31 min.) ; Who by water (2007) (18 min.) ; Just ancient loops (2012) (26 min.) ; Re: awakenings (2013) (18 min.) -- disc 3. Bill Morrison tales: The mesmerist (2003) (16 min.) ; Ghost trip (2000) (23 min.) ; Spark of being (2010) (68 min.) -- disc 4. The miners' hymns (2011) (52 min.) ; Release (2010) (13 min.) ; Outerborough (2005) (9 min.) ; The film of her (1996) (12 min.) -- disc 5. The great flood (2013) (80 min.).
Summary:
A collection of sixteen works by Bill Morrison, an American filmmaker and multimedia artist whose work is characterized by his sensitive approach to found, often decaying, film footage and his close collaboration with contemporary composers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.