Bill Morrison
Biography
Bill Morrison is a filmmaker and artist whose work pairs archival footage with music by contemporary composers and has been shown in theaters, museums, and concert halls around the world. He was born in Chicago and studied at Reed College before earning a fine arts degree from Cooper Union in 1989. His feature Decasia (2002), made with composer Michael Gordon, entered the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2013. He acted in Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation (2005). Dawson City: Frozen Time (2017) earned the Boston Society of Film Critics prize for best documentary, and Incident (2023) brought him his first Academy Award nomination, for Documentary Short. Other honors include a Guggenheim fellowship and a Museum of Modern Art retrospective from 2014 to 2015. He also created projection designs for Ridge Theater.
60years old
Turns 61 on November 17in 7 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 12 years2005 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017Dawson City: Frozen TimeIMDb rating 7.5
- 2015Pop Meets the VoidIMDb rating 8.8
- 2005Mutual AppreciationIMDb rating 6.7
Genres
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Worked with
Bill Morrison made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joel Marsh Garland's page
Jordan Carlos's page
Andrew Bujalski's page
Justin Rice's page
Anthony Michael Lopez's page
Cherry Fu1 film together, 2015
Cherry Fu's page
William CusickDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by William Cusick
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Guggenheim Fellowship | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.