2019•InMediaOpen access
An interview with documentary filmmaker Bill Morrison.
David Lipson
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Abstract
His latest film Dawson City (2016) tells several stories at the same time.There is the initial story of the archeological dig in 1978 that unearthed the 372 lost silent films that were buried under a swimming pool in Dawson City in 1929.The film also recounts the history of the birth of cinema and the dangers of recording on nitrate.We learn about the history of Dawson City, a Canadian town that sprang up after the discovery of gold and then slowly died out.The filmmaker connects the content of the rediscovered film reels to the present day with constant references to current topical issues.The Silent An interview with documentary filmmaker Bill Morrison.InMedia, 7.2.| 2019 DL: So Reed College was like a safety valve.BM: I don't know if it was safety.My parents had a hard time understanding me wanting to go to an
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