Filmmaker Bill Morrison talks with Walker Curator Philip Bither about the Spark of Being collaboration, the synthesis of film and live performance, and the changing nature of the moving image.
In anticipation of Tipping Points, a March 14 program of films conceived in response to the Walker's Elizabeth Price exhibition, Film & Video Umbrella director Steven Bode considers themes of cultural change, vernacular language, fashion, and the archive in relation to works by Duncan Campbell, Bill Morrison, and Carey Young that will be presented as part of Tipping Points.
Film as Social Memory: Bill Morrison on Dawson City: Frozen Time
A trove of films unearthed in 1978 from the permafrost under the Yukon town of Dawson City forms the basis of Bill Morrison's Dawson City: Frozen Time. But the discovery of silent-era gems sparked a much more expansive story for the filmmaker on capitalism, death, and memory. Here, Morrison reflects on the project's genesis and its narrative of the American Experience.
