Portrait of Bill Viola

Directing

Bill Viola

Career

Active from 1973 to 2018, busiest in 1977 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Return
GoodWatch score69/100

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Film 6
  • Experimental Art Film 5
  • Avant-Garde 5
  • Psychological Exploration 5
  • Visual Poetry 4
  • Meditative Experience 4
  • Spiritual Exploration 4
  • Video Art Installation 4
  • Non-Narrative 4
  • Visual Metaphor 4
  • Philosophical 4
  • Art Film 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Crossing
The Crossing

Director

2010s

14 titles
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2018)

Director

Mary
Mary (2016)

Writer, Director

Inverted Birth
Inverted Birth (2014)

Director

Martyrs: Air
Martyrs: Air (2014)

Director

Martyrs: Earth
Martyrs: Earth (2014)

Director

Martyrs: Water
Martyrs: Water (2014)

Director

Martyrs: Fire
Martyrs: Fire (2014)

Director

Martyrs
Martyrs (2014)

Director

Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity
Man Searching for Immortality/Woman Searching for Eternity (2013)

Director

The Encounter
The Encounter (2012)

Director

Traveling on Foot
Traveling on Foot (2012)

Director

A Phrase from Chris
A Phrase from Chris (2011)

Director

2000s

23 titles
Ocean Without a Shore
Ocean Without a Shore (2007)

Director

Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall)
Tristan’s Ascension (The Sound of a Mountain Under a Waterfall) (2005)

Idea, Director

Fire Woman
Fire Woman (2005)

Director

Basin of Tears
Basin of Tears (2005)

Director

The Raft
The Raft (2004)

Writer, Director

Emergence
Emergence (2003)

Director

The Voyage
The Voyage (2002)

as Gatekeeper

The Path
The Path (2002)

Director

Going Forth By Day
Going Forth By Day (2002)

as (segment "The Voyage")

Ascension
Ascension (2000)

Director

Eternal Return
Eternal Return (2000)

Director

Anima
Anima (2000)

Director

1990s

11 titles
The Crossing
The Crossing (1996)

Director

The Greeting
The Greeting (1995)

Director

The Veiling
The Veiling (1995)

Director

Interval
Interval (1995)

Director

Déserts
Déserts (1994)

Editor, Director of Photography

The Passing
The Passing (1992)

Director

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth (1992)

Director

The Sleepers
The Sleepers (1992)

Director

The Nantes Triptych
The Nantes Triptych (1992)

Director

Slowly Turning Narrative
Slowly Turning Narrative (1992)

Director

The Stopping Mind
The Stopping Mind (1990)

Director

1980s

10 titles
Angel's Gate
Angel's Gate (1989)

Director of Photography, Idea

I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like
I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like (1986)

Director, Producer

Silent Life
Silent Life (1986)

Director

Sodium Vapor
Sodium Vapor (1986)

Director

Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers
Reverse Television - Portraits of Viewers (1984)

Director

Anthem
Anthem (1983)

Writer, Director

Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House
Reasons for Knocking at an Empty House (1983)

Director, Writer

Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days (1982)

Director

Hatsu Yume (First Dream)
Hatsu Yume (First Dream) (1981)

Director, Writer

Vegetable Memory
Vegetable Memory (1980)

Director

1970s

24 titles · average score 69
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat)
Chott el-Djerid (A Portrait in Light and Heat) (1979)

Director, Creator

The Reflecting Pool
The Reflecting Pool (1979)

as Performer

Sweet Light
Sweet Light (1977)

Director

Guadalcanal Requiem
Guadalcanal Requiem (1977)

Director of Photography

The Wheel of Becoming
The Wheel of Becoming (1977)

Director

Migration (for Jack Nelson)
Migration (for Jack Nelson) (1976)

Director of Photography, Director

The Space Between the Teeth
The Space Between the Teeth (1976)

Director

Return
Return (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

A Non-Dairy Creamer
A Non-Dairy Creamer (1975)

Director

Playing Soul Music to My Freckles So They Won't Get Lonely
Playing Soul Music to My Freckles So They Won't Get Lonely (1975)

Director

Red Tape: Collected Works
Red Tape: Collected Works (1975)

Director

Information
Information (1973)

Director