His films often combine rare archival material set to contemporary music, and have been screened in theaters, cinemas, museums, galleries, and concert halls around the world.
Morrison has occasionally acted in other directors' films, notably Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation[11] and its quasi-sequel Peoples House.
"[14] The director Errol Morris reportedly commented while viewing Decasia that "This may be the greatest movie ever made".
[15] The film was originally commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta to be shown on three screens surrounding the audience, behind which 55 musicians performed Michael Gordon's score.
[16] In 2014, The Great Flood, a collaboration with composer/guitarist Bill Frisell, received the Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Historical Scholarship.