William Basinski Movies

  • 2021
    Faya Dayi

    Faya Dayi

    Faya Dayi

    7.82021HD

    A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations...

    Faya Dayi
  • 2019
    Other Music

    Other Music

    Other Music

    6.72019HD

    A documentary highlighting the 20 year history of influential indie record store Other Music in Manhattan's East Village.

    Other Music
  • 2004
    Disintegration Loop 1.1

    Disintegration Loop 1.1

    Disintegration Loop 1.1

    8.52004HD

    Disintegration Loop 1.1 consists of one static shot of lower Manhattan billowing smoke during the last hour of daylight on September 11th, 2001, set...

    Disintegration Loop 1.1
  • 2003
    Melancholia

    Melancholia

    Melancholia

    02003HD

    A short film by James Elaine and William Basinski.

    Melancholia
  • 2022
    Iceland Celeste

    Iceland Celeste

    Iceland Celeste

    02022HD

    Why have an ugly black mirror in your living room when you could have an ambient winter wonderland this holiday season? Put it on repeat and enjoy...

    Iceland Celeste
  • 2021
    Disintegration Loops

    Disintegration Loops

    Disintegration Loops

    02021HD

    As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 looms near, William Basinski contemplates the enduring legacy of 'The Disintegration Loops' (his elegy to the 2001...

    Disintegration Loops
  • 2017
    Midwinter Hue

    Midwinter Hue

    Midwinter Hue

    02017HD

    A man steadily bashes through the snow. He disappears and the trees, covered in white, shift and show a beautiful array of hidden colors. A poetic,...

    Midwinter Hue
  • 2021
    Calabasas 1/26/20

    Calabasas 1/26/20

    Calabasas 1/26/20

    02021HD

    A dense fog in the San Fernando Valley cancels a meeting of UFO hunters and causes an unexpected tragedy in the nearby mountains.

    Calabasas 1/26/20
  • 2025
    Later in the Clearing

    Later in the Clearing

    Later in the Clearing

    02025HD

    In a small Hungarian town painter Péter Molnár leads filmmaker Márton Tarkövi on a journey through meadows, clearings and...

    Later in the Clearing
  • 2014
    Disintegration Loops (dlp 5)

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 5)

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 5)

    02014HD

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 5) consists of one static shot, which transmutes in an emotional odyssey.

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 5)
  • 2015
    Cascade (The Deluge)

    Cascade (The Deluge)

    Cascade (The Deluge)

    02015HD

    A short animated film by William Basinski and James Elaine.

    Cascade (The Deluge)
  • 2013
    Disintegration Loops (dlp 6)

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 6)

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 6)

    02013HD

    The experience of listening to Disintegration Loops (dlp 6) "brings the trials of life and death into a sublime focus".

    Disintegration Loops (dlp 6)
  • 1970
    A Red Score in Tile

    A Red Score in Tile

    A Red Score in Tile

    01970HD

    Made up of piano, this shows Basinski's patented tape-loop technique perfectly and still stands as one of his most affecting pieces of music; still...

    A Red Score in Tile
  • 2006
    Sync Up Element

    Sync Up Element

    Sync Up Element

    02006HD

    'This is about the dreamlike images I saw while having epilepsy seizures, as they quite often happened in the past years.' (Stom Sogo)

    Sync Up Element
  • 2006
    blueprints on a winter pond

    blueprints on a winter pond

    blueprints on a winter pond

    02006HD

    A short film by William Basinski & James Elaine.

    blueprints on a winter pond