November 2, 2014, 7:30 p.m. — 35MM: 2000-2005
Music by Michael Montes. USA. USA. 8 min. Perfecting his aesthetic of reusing archival materials in various states of decay, Morrison redeployed footage from the 1926 feature The Bells, directed by James Young, to create two vastly differing shorts: in Light Is Calling, a chance meeting between a young cavalry officer and a young maiden is enhanced by the roiling of emulsion on celluloid base; in The Mesmerist, a gruesome murder is revealed as a lucid dream on pristine celluloid, while waking life is seen through the lens of deteriorated emulsion. USA. 12 min. Ghost Trip 2000. In the Film exhibition Bill Morrison: Compositions
Ticketing policies for film screeningsSign up for now to receive MoMA's biweekly Film E-News Directed by Bill Morrison. 23 min. Sound by Michael Montes. Light Is Calling 2004. USA. Music by David Lang, Michael Gordon. Outerborough 2005. Silent version. Trinity 2000. Directed by Bill Morrison. Directed by Bill Morrison.
