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Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

Dec 6, 2013

0h 9m

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Overview

Things fall apart, but they are also reassembled and given new life, in an enlightened form. Meet the New York based artist and filmmaker Bill Morrison in this interview about his haunting experimental collage films 'Decasia' and 'Light is Calling'.

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Documentary

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Louisiana Channel

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