Bill Viola

Bill Viola

Directing
Born 1951-01-25 Queens, New York, USA 89 credits
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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.
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Directing 54 credits
Mary
Mary
2016 · Director, Writer
Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day
2002 · Director, Writer, (segment "The Voyage")
Déserts
Déserts
1994 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Raft
The Raft
2004 · Director, Writer
The Voyage
The Voyage
2002 · Director, Gatekeeper
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
2018 · Director
The Tristan Project
The Tristan Project
2004 · Director
The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool
1979 · Director, Writer, Performer
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
2013 · Director
Sodium Vapor
Sodium Vapor
1986 · Director
Ascension
Ascension
2000 · Director
Return
Return
1975 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Writer
Martyrs: Air
Martyrs: Air
2014 · Director
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
1986 · Director, Producer, Himself
Three Women
Three Women
2008 · Director
Information
Information
1973 · Director
A Non-Dairy Creamer
A Non-Dairy Creamer
1975 · Director
Traveling on Foot
Traveling on Foot
2012 · Director
The Crossing
The Crossing
· Director
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Sleepers
The Sleepers
1992 · Director
The Stopping Mind
The Stopping Mind
1990 · Director
Catherine's Room
Catherine's Room
2001 · Director
Silent Life
Silent Life
1986 · Director
Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity
Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity
2013 · Director
Martyrs: Fire
Martyrs: Fire
2014 · Director
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
1979 · Creator, Director
The Space Between the Teeth
The Space Between the Teeth
1976 · Director
The Nantes Triptych
The Nantes Triptych
1992 · Director
Junkyard Levitation
Junkyard Levitation
1976 · Director
Anthem
Anthem
1983 · Director, Writer
Four Songs
Four Songs
1976 · Director
Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days
1982 · Director
Walking on the Edge
Walking on the Edge
2012 · Director
Vegetable Memory
Vegetable Memory
1980 · Director
Songs of Innocence
Songs of Innocence
1976 · Director
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
1976 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Four Hands
Four Hands
2001 · Director
Angel's Gate
Angel's Gate
1989 · Director, Director of Photography, Idea
The Greeting
The Greeting
1995 · Director
Martyrs
Martyrs
2014 · Director
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
1983 · Director, Writer
Ocean Without a Shore
Ocean Without a Shore
2007 · Director
Martyrs: Earth
Martyrs: Earth
2014 · Director
Moonblood
Moonblood
1979 · Director
A Phrase from Chris
A Phrase from Chris
2011 · Director
The Semi-Circular Canals
The Semi-Circular Canals
1975 · Director
Emergence
Emergence
2003 · Director
The Innocents
The Innocents
2008 · Director
Fire Birth
Fire Birth
2002 · Director
Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers
Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers
1984 · Director
Martyrs: Water
Martyrs: Water
2014 · Director
Interval
Interval
1995 · Director
The Crossing
The Crossing
1996 · Director
Acting 11 credits
Trovoada
Trovoada
1995 · Self (voice)
What Is Cinema?
What Is Cinema?
2013 · Self
Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day
2002 · Director, Writer, (segment "The Voyage")
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
Bill Viola: The Road to St. Paul's
2017 · Self
The Voyage
The Voyage
2002 · Director, Gatekeeper
The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool
1979 · Director, Writer, Performer
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
1986 · Director, Producer, Himself
Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart
Bill Viola: The Eye of the Heart
2003 · Self
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
1976 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Angel's Gate
Angel's Gate
1989 · Director, Director of Photography, Idea
Processing the Signal
Processing the Signal
· Himself
Writing 10 credits
Mary
Mary
2016 · Director, Writer
Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day
2002 · Director, Writer, (segment "The Voyage")
Déserts
Déserts
1994 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Raft
The Raft
2004 · Director, Writer
The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool
1979 · Director, Writer, Performer
Return
Return
1975 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Writer
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
1979 · Creator, Director
Anthem
Anthem
1983 · Director, Writer
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
1983 · Director, Writer
Other credits 7 credits
Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day
2002 · Director, Writer, (segment "The Voyage")
Déserts
Déserts
1994 · Director, Writer, Editor
The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool
1979 · Director, Writer, Performer
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer
Guadalcanal Requiem
Guadalcanal Requiem
1977 · Director of Photography
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Migration (for Jack Nelson)
1976 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Angel's Gate
Angel's Gate
1989 · Director, Director of Photography, Idea
Producing 2 credits
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
1986 · Director, Producer, Himself
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
1981 · Director, Writer, Producer
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