George Kuchar Movies
- 1968
Underground New York
Underground New York01968HD
A rare behind-the-scenes view of the exploding New York “underground” in the late sixities, a turbulent time and place that was to change...
- 2011
Empire of Evil
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Students of the San Francisco Art Institute clearly enjoy acting out Kuchar’s idiosynchratic film noir satire. Combining a love triangle with...
- 2009
Jamboree Journey
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In this wide-screen travelogue the viewer shares in the excitement of a Texas film festival, the cuisine of the not so rich and famous, and the...
- 1965
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Sins of the Fleshapoids5.61965HD
One million years in the future, the human survivors of a nuclear war are served by robots called "fleshapoids." One day, fleshapoid Xar runs wild,...
- 1980
Taboo: The Single and the LP
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Blend of documentary and domestic melodrama featuring a series of sexually charged vignettes inspired by a piece of toilet graffiti. Preserved by...
- 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life81986HD
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
- 2005
George Kuchar: An Interview
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Since the 1980s, Kuchar has been creating brilliantly edited, hilarious, and often diaristic tapes made with dime-store props and not-so-special...
- 1990
The Warming of the Hell House
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A trip across the bay to Concord yields a harvest of non-fruit-like beings who celebrate a housewarming that simmers with macho machinations and...
- 1988
We, the Normal
We, the Normal01988HD
In Kuchar’s unique video-diary style, we experience the artist negotiating awkwardly with domestic settings, a party and a short trip to the...
- 2008
Orphans of the Cosmos
Orphans of the Cosmos02008HD
Made at the San Francisco Art Institute with my students, this tuneful picture transports the viewer to the planet Mars as three attractive teens...
- 1999
Secrets of the Shadow World
Secrets of the Shadow World51999HD
This three-part mini-series explores the mysterious and the mundane in a splash of digital dioramas that wipe across the screen in a cascade of...
- 1985
Sparkle's Tavern
Sparkle's Tavern6.81985HD
Siblings hide their ownership of a bordello from their mother. When she is visited by a man who shares the joys of sexual enlightenment with her, her...
- 1994
Route 666
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In a motel room, things start to get alive.
- 2004
Electrocute Your Stars
Electrocute Your Stars62004HD
In this dream portrait, George Kuchar travels through snow confetti, strobe flashes and artificial wind as he describes his weather diaries. Then,...
- 1957
The Naked and the Nude
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Big…Rousing…Memorable! The incredible war saga of our own boys in a Jap-infested jungle in the Botanical Gardens. Hear Lloyd Thorner...
- 1998
Brakhage
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BRAKHAGE explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker’s genius, the exquisite splendor of his films, his magic personal charm, his aesthetic...
- 2007
365 Day Project
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This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...
- 1985
Screamplay
Screamplay6.61985HD
A talented writer, Edgar Allen, arrives in Hollywood with big dreams but is quickly pulled into a world of madness and depravity. A detective...
- 1964
Born of the Wind
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A tender and realistic story of a scientist who falls in love with a mummy he has restored to life.
- 1978
Forever and Always
Forever and Always81978HD
Experimental short by George Kuchar