This five-disc set comprises 16 works by filmmaker and multimedia artist Bill Morrison, called "one of the most adventurous American filmmakers" by Variety. Morrison's work is characterized by his sensitive approach to found, often decaying film footage, and his close collaboration with contemporary conmposers, including Vijay Iyer, Johann Johannsson and Bill Frisell. Among other shorts and features, this set includes his acclaimed DECASIA (2002), "the most widely acclaimed American avant-garde film of the fin-de-siecle." (J. Hoberman, The Village Voice).
DISC 1: Blu-Ray (75 minutes) Decasia 67 minutes, 2002 Light is Calling 8 minutes, 2004 | DISC 2: DVD (107 minutes) City Walk 6 minutes, 1999 Porch 8 minutes, 2005 Highwater Trilogy 31 minutes, 2006 Who by Water 18 minutes, 2007 Just Ancient Loops 26 minutes, 2012 Re-Awakenings 18 minutes, 2013 | DISC 3: DVD (107 minutes) The Mesmerist 16 minutes, 2003 Ghost Trip 23 minutes, 2000 Spark of Being 68 minutes, 2010
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DISC 4: DVD (86 minutes) The Miner's Hymns 52 minutes, 2011 Release 13 minutes, 2010 Outerborough 9 minutes, 2005 The Film of Her 12 minutes, 1996 | DISC 5: DVD (80 minutes) The Great Flood 80 minutes, 2013 |
"The only major directors with a comparably original ear are probably Jean-Luc Godard and Peter Greenaway." —LA Times
"A TERRIFIC ACHIEVEMENT!" —LA Times on THE GREAT FLOOD
"ASTONISHING!" —Sight & Sound on THE MINERS' HYMNS
"The most widely acclaimed American avant-garde film ofthe Fin de siècle." —J. Hoberman, The Village Voice on DECASIA