Mike Kuchar Movies

  • 1971
    Portrait of Ramona

    Portrait of Ramona

    Portrait of Ramona

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    This movie was made mostly in Brooklyn during some very hot and empty evenings. Since the evenings were so empty, Jane Elford, the star, urged me to...

    Portrait of Ramona
  • 1974
    Beaver Fever

    Beaver Fever

    Beaver Fever

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    A short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

    Beaver Fever
  • 1974
    True Blue and Dreamy

    True Blue and Dreamy

    True Blue and Dreamy

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    "A surreal meditation on a cigarette billboard using a very strange ballerina as an allegory for something or other Indescribably funny." - Seattle...

    True Blue and Dreamy
  • 1974
    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    Nudes: A Sketchbook

    Nudes: A Sketchbook

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    A series of vignettes illustrating sexual fantasies.

    Nudes: A Sketchbook
  • 1992
    Award

    Award

    Award

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the trophy and the poisons that taint an otherwise jubilant jamboree.

    Award
  • 2004
    Romance

    Romance

    Romance

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    Nymphs and Satyrs are conjured back into activity when poetry is recited and fluffy clouds sail above the contemporary, domestic landscape.

    Romance
  • 2007
    Vortex

    Vortex

    Vortex

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    Part one of Mike Kuchar's Heat Rash series: This audio, visual laxative empties the mind of inhibitions to allow the spectator entrance into the...

    Vortex
  • 1966
    River Windows

    River Windows

    River Windows

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    "A film counterpointing the hard reality of the present with the fantastic actuality or imagining of the idyllic past. This is best realized in the...

    River Windows
  • 1970
    Abode of the Snows

    Abode of the Snows

    Abode of the Snows

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    An evocative 16mm short shot during a visit to Nepal.

    Abode of the Snows
  • 1968
    Underground New York

    Underground New York

    Underground New York

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    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...

    Underground New York
  • 1987
    The Creeping Crimson

    The Creeping Crimson

    The Creeping Crimson

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    A short film by George Kuchar.

    The Creeping Crimson
  • 2019
    Celestial Horizons

    Celestial Horizons

    Celestial Horizons

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    In the serene zone between twilight and dawn, a lullaby of thoughts floats beneath a blanket of stars.

    Celestial Horizons
  • 1959
    The Thief and the Stripper

    The Thief and the Stripper

    The Thief and the Stripper

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    (1959) Color, Sound, 25 min.

    The Thief and the Stripper
  • 2017
    Soul Catcher

    Soul Catcher

    Soul Catcher

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    Earth's "garden" is fragrant with temptations but has far too many "thorns". He got "stung" and fell...got up...and fell, again and again!

    Soul Catcher
  • 1994
    Urchins of Ungawa

    Urchins of Ungawa

    Urchins of Ungawa

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    In a garden of roses and memorabilia from darkest Africa, a man and woman ponder the joy of cooking and the companionship of cats. Goodies for the...

    Urchins of Ungawa
  • 2019
    Pathways

    Pathways

    Pathways

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    A sensitive soul with skin receptive to the World's natural elements and who has a mind open for expansive contemplation, embarks on an "inner...

    Pathways
  • 2019
    Him in the Night

    Him in the Night

    Him in the Night

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    A young man yearns for a mysterious lover.

    Him in the Night
  • 2019
    Inward Bound

    Inward Bound

    Inward Bound

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    “I shall walk softly on the Earth but make the footprints deep”. A young man contemplates the inevitable passing of time, and the...

    Inward Bound
  • 2019
    Sunkissed

    Sunkissed

    Sunkissed

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    This outdoor meditation is drenched with sunlight, carressed by breezes and blessed with a young man who discovers his special "role" in Time's...

    Sunkissed
  • 2018
    Street Meat

    Street Meat

    Street Meat

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    When the body's "primal" urges feel deprived in a "modern" age, a debate about "sex" and "love" ensues to resolve the question — perhaps even...

    Street Meat