Directing
Bill Viola
FR, EN, DE, XX cinema · 90 credits
Born
25 January 1951
Died
12 July 2024 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Queens, New York, USA
A pioneer in the medium of video art, Bill Viola's work explores the spiritual and perceptual side of human experience. Since 1970 he has created videotapes, architectural video installations, sound environments, electronic music performances and pieces for television. Works include Hatsu Yume (First Dream), The Passing, and installations Room for St. John of the Cross, The Messenger and The Quintet of the Astonished, recently shown at the National Gallery, London in "Encounters, New Art from Old". A 25-year survey exhibition of his work organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art recently traveled to 6 institutions in the USA and Europe. MacArthur Fellow.
Known for
Filmography
The Deluge
Actor, Director, Writer
The Crossing
The Crossing
Director
Mary
2016
Mary
Director, Writer
Inverted Birth
Director
Martyrs
Director
Martyrs: Fire
Director
Martyrs: Earth
Director
Martyrs: Water
Director
Martyrs: Air
Director
What Is Cinema?
as Self
The Dreamers
Director
The Encounter
Director
A Phrase from Chris
Director
Three Women
Director
The Innocents
Director
Fire Woman
Director
Ablutions
Director
Basin of Tears
Director
The Raft
Writer, Director
Emergence
Director
The Voyage
as Gatekeeper, Director
Going Forth By Day
as (segment "The Voyage"), Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
The Path
Director
Fire Birth
Director
Surrender
Director
Four Hands
Director
Eternal Return
Director
Anima
Director
The Crossing
Director
Trovoada
as Self (voice)
The Veiling
Director
The Greeting
Director
Interval
Director
Déserts
Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography
The Passing
Director
The Sleepers
Director
Angel's Gate
1989
Angel's Gate
Director of Photography, Idea, Editor, Director
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
as Himself, Director, Producer, Cinematography
Silent Life
Director
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Actor, Writer, Director
Anthem
Director, Writer
Ancient of Days
Director
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer
The Reflecting Pool
as Performer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Moonblood
Director
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Director, Creator
Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier 1979
1979
Moving Stillness: Mount Rainier 1979
Director
Guadalcanal Requiem
Director of Photography
The Morning After the Night of Power
1977
The Morning After the Night of Power
Director
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Actor, Director of Photography, Editor, Idea, Director
Return
1975
Return
Actor, Director, Writer
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