Bill Morrison : collected works 1996 to 2013 / Hypnotic Pictures.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Morrison, Bill, 1965 November 17- film director.

Gordon, Michael, 1956- composer (expression).

Frisell, Bill, composer (expression).

Wolfe, Julia, composer (expression).

Lang, David (David A.), composer (expression).

Glass, Philip, composer (expression).

Reynolds, Todd, composer (expression).

Hypnotic Pictures (Firm), production company.

Icarus Films Home Video, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experimental films.

Short films.

Video art.

short subjects.

video art.

Genre:

Video art.

video art.

Documentary films.

Experimental films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

5 videodiscs (449 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm)

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films Home Video, [2013]

Language Note:

Principally silent films with musical accompaniment and ambient noise; selected films include English dialogue.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (4:3) presentation; audio 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo.

digital optical surround stereo

DVDs NTSC

Blu-ray video file Blu-ray

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.

Contents:

disc 1. Decasia (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.).

Credits:

Music, Michael Gordon, Bill Frisell, Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Philip Glass, Dave Douglas, Jóhann Jóhansson, Todd Reynolds.

Notes:

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.

OCLC:

893001278

Publisher Number:

854565001725