Masterclass Bill Morrison: Consider the Source

director: Bill Morrison

original title: Masterclass Bill Morrison: Consider the Source

year: 2016

running time: 60 min.

synopsis

American experimental filmmaker and documentarian Bill Morrison uses a variety of damaged celluloid strips in his films; most often, however, those damaged by the ravages of time. Using excerpts from his own films, he describes how archival material can be transformed into very different films, whether image-based, documentary, or narrative. He also shows how the meaning of the original source material can be modified by placing the fragments into a new context.