Mike Kuchar
Known For
Directing
Born
1942-08-31 in New York, New York
Biography
Mike Kuchar, cinematographer, painter and writer and brother of George Kuchar, was born in New York City. He began making 8mm movies in the 1950's, switching over to 16mm film production in 1960, and continues now, producing short motion pictures in the video and digital formats. Mike and George Kuchar were the co-recipients of the "Vanguard Director Award" at the 11th CineVegas Film Festival, 2009, and the 2009 "Frameline Award" at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. "Film purists," says Mike, "tend to snub the digital medium — but as far as I'm concerned, if it allows the image to move and make noise, I'll gladly use it... and the format fits perfectly into my budgets too!" Mike Kuchar is a 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow for his work in film and video.
Most Known For
Pictures at an Exhibitionist’s
Video Album 5: The Thursday People
Divine Trash
as Self
Seadrift
Cinématon
as N°1085
Magicman
Snow Beard
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
365 Day Project
as Self
Nudes: A Sketchbook
Beaver Fever
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret of Wendel Samson
as Wendel Samson (voice)
Award
as Himself
Underground New York
as Self
Meet The Kuchar Brothers
River Windows
Oh Hi Anne
as Himself
The Creeping Crimson
