Repurposed Footage Movies

  • 2018
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

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    Using the discarded, deteriorating remnants from seven silent film titles, filmmaker Bill Morrison braids a story of intertwining love triangles that...

    The Letter
  • 2016
    The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

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    The film The Unchanging Sea (2018) was inspired by the discovery of a decaying print of DW Griffith's The Unchanging Sea (1910) in the nitrate vaults...

    The Unchanging Sea
  • 2007
    Rose Hobart 2

    Rose Hobart 2

    Rose Hobart 2

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    An ongoing exploration of the films of Rose Hobart and a re-duplication of Joseph Cornell's infamous found footage masterpiece

    Rose Hobart 2
  • 2013
    Rite of Spring

    Rite of Spring

    Rite of Spring

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    Black-and-white film projections by Bill Morrison, using archival footage of frigid Arctic scenes.

    Rite of Spring
  • 2016
    Little Orphant Annie

    Little Orphant Annie

    Little Orphant Annie

    02016HD

    Little Orphant Annie is a re-edit of a silent film of the same title from 1918, directed by Colin Campbell. Two reels from an original nitrate print...

    Little Orphant Annie
  • 2013
    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist

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    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...

    Bill Morrison: The Film Archaeologist
  • 2004
    Analepsis

    Analepsis

    Analepsis

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    The video Analepsis, 2003-04, is composed of a series of excerpts taken from satellite television news reports. The individual 1-4 second clips are...

    Analepsis