Mike Kuchar Movies

(1962) Color, Sound, 9 min.

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

Amid the silence of a pastel hued room, a soul, fully-fleshed, gathers secrets whispered by the moon over his cool bedsheets.

High above the far horizon, a beacon burns cold, bright and calm.

"...will somebody lend him their sins, because his old worn out ones have become tiresome."

Relationships don't end... they linger like ghosts.

A desperate, married woman meets a mysterious man who she blatantly desires. Through some twists and turns, things do not go over as well as she...

A documentary portrait of filmmaker George Kuchar conducting a tour of his apartment where he displays memorabilia and his toys which were used for...

A tender and realistic story of a scientist who falls in love with a mummy he has restored to life.

An early masterpiece by Mike Kuchar, in which Babette tells all, leaving no turgid stone unturned.

Artists with brushes need light to paint a picture, but human feelings function just as well in the dark.

I Was a Teenage Rumpot was made in 1960, when George and Mike, the twin brothers Kuchar, were all of eighteen years old. Though their films would...

Mike Kuchar'ss lyrical portrait of everyday life, from making art to making love, all as the Vietnam War rages.

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

The film combines teenage lust and deranged delinquency to create a cautionary tale for the ages.

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...

The Vagabond...what does he seek? - ask the River, ask the Wind - but don't ask Him!

From the elephant house of Bronx Zoo to the eight story tall Tabonga Terrace apartments on Sedgwich Avenue, living Mammals scream for their place in...

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

With lashings of humour and affection, this much-loved filmmaker and his students create a wonderful journey from the chaos of hell to the paradise...