Mike Kuchar
- Born
- August 31, 1942 (84 years old)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Filmography
- 2024Kuchar-esqueKuchar-esqueFilm · Writer, Director
- 2023The Voice in the ManFilm · Director
- 2022Sunlit SorceryFilm · Director
- 2019Celestial HorizonsFilm · Director
- 2019SunkissedFilm · Director
- 2019PathwaysFilm · Director
- 2019Him in the NightFilm · Director
- 2019Inward BoundFilm · Director
- 2018Street MeatFilm · Director
- 2018Flesh and the StarsFlesh and the StarsFilm · Director
- 2018The Season of Shadows and FlameFilm · Director
- 2017NightScapeFilm · Director
- 2017SoulSurfersFilm · Director
- 2017Soul CatcherFilm · Director
- 2017Meat with BonesFilm · Director
- 2017Broken GodsFilm · Director
- 2017Keeper of SecretsFilm · Director
- 2017Moon Lit VowsFilm · Director
- 2016Dark Night of the SoulFilm · Director
- 2016AbstractedFilm · Director
- 2016Five O'Clock ShadowsFilm · Director
- 2015Age of AnxietyFilm · Director
- 2015Angels WeFilm · Director
- 2015The Breeze and HimFilm · Director
- 2015Boy in the MirrorFilm · Director
- 2015A Rented SpaceFilm · Director
- 2015Museum of Damaged ArtFilm · Director
- 2015Wrestling with AngelsFilm · Director
- 2014Blue VibrationsFilm · Director
- 2014Adam’s AppleFilm · Director
- 2014Coffee, Tea and WizardryFilm · Director
- 2014Chromatic EffusionFilm · Director
- 2014DreamsvilleFilm · Director
- 2014Summer SinsFilm · Director
- 2014Lost BluesFilm · Director
- 2014Soul SearchersFilm · Director
- 2014Chasing ShadowsFilm · Director
- 2014Rat NestRat NestFilm · Director
- 2013AscensionFilm · Director
- 2013The Dragon’s SonFilm · Director
- 2013Devil’s DenFilm · Director
- 2013Fallen AngelsFilm · Director
- 2013SoulMatesFilm · Director
- 2013Happy Birthday!Film · Director
- 2013Happy Birthday!Film · Director
- 2012DisorderedFilm · Director
- 2012Tickled PinkFilm · Director
- 2012MeltdownFilm · Director
- 2012StarboundFilm · Director
- 2011Litany of the Seven KissesFilm · Director
- 2011The Stone BoyFilm · Director
- 2011Free Form FrolicFilm · Director
- 2011Splatter MovieFilm · Director
- 2010Echo’s GardenFilm · Director
- 2010Debbie and the DemonsFilm · Director
- 2010The Dreamer’s TaleFilm · Director
- 2010Medusa’s GazeFilm · Director
- 2010Opal EssenceFilm · Director
- 2009BedeviledFilm · Director
- 2009Ephemeral SeizureFilm · Director
- 2009IdyllFilm · Director
- 2009Stolen Sweets and Tattle TalesFilm · Director
- 2009Dumped!Dumped!Film · Director, Writer
- 2009Swan SongFilm · Director, Writer
- 2009The TigerFilm · Director
- 2009AnimalFilm · Director
- 2008A Brief Summer’s TaleFilm · Director
- 2008A Dream of RosesFilm · Director
- 2008The Faery GardenFilm · Director
- 2008Song of the Seven SensesFilm · Director
- 2008WitcheryFilm · Director
- 2008A Midsummer's NightmareFilm · Director
- 2008The Vernal ZoneFilm · Director
- 2008Peek-A-BooFilm · Director
- 2007VortexVortexFilm · Director
- 2007State of MindFilm · Director
- 2007Paradise GoneFilm · Director
- 2007Fruit of the SerpentFilm · Director
- 2007Scarlet PetalsFilm · Director
- 2007IncantationFilm · Director
- 2006Celestial MurmursFilm · Director
- 2006ZoologyFilm · Director
- 2006A Poem for SummerFilm · Director
- 2006HauntedFilm · Director
- 2006Sweet DreamsFilm · Director
- 2006Midnight MassFilm · Director
- 2005AtonementFilm · Director
- 2005NightRiseFilm · Director
- 2005The Prayers of Cupie LaRueFilm · Director
- 2005In the Garden of ErosFilm · Director
- 2005Actors Descending and Ascending a StaircaseFilm · Director
- 2004Heaven Cannot Hold ThemHeaven Cannot Hold ThemFilm · Director
- 2004Day DreamingFilm · Director
- 2004RomanceFilm · Director
- 2003Miss Philly’s ValentineFilm · Director
- 2003InspirationInspirationFilm · Director
- 2002Shepherd’s PoemFilm · Director
- 2002Wind in My SailsFilm · Director
- 2000Boy ToysFilm · Director
- 2000TrystFilm · Director
- 1998The Stranger in Apartment 9FFilm · Director
- 1997Candy Coated EvilFilm · Director
- 1997On a Shore Beneath the SkyFilm · Director
- 1997Purgatory JunctionFilm · Director
- 1997A Widow's WebA Widow's WebFilm · Director
- 1996The Bristled DaggerFilm · Director
- 1996Statue in the ParkFilm · Director
- 1995The Second ComingFilm · Cinematography
- 1995Cupid’s InfirmaryFilm · Director
- 1995The Pictures of Dorian GrayFilm · Director
- 1994Blue BansheeFilm · Director
- 1990Life Is Like a CucumberFilm · Cinematography
- 1990PositiveFilm · Director of Photography
- 1990Silence = DeathFilm · Director of Photography
- 1990Kiss Napoleon GoodbyeFilm · Cinematography
- 1984SeascapeFilm · Director
- 1984Fable for a New AgeFable for a New AgeFilm · Director
- 1984Tone PoemFilm · Director
- 1976Death Quest of the Ju-Ju CultsFilm · Director
- 1975The Devil's CleavageFilm · Cinematography
- 1975BloodsuckerFilm · Director
- 1975Fur of the FieldFilm · Director
- 1972DidgeridooFilm · Director
- 1972Faraway PlacesFilm · Director
- 1970Abode of the SnowsFilm · Director
- 1970Tales of the BronxFilm · Director
- 1969ChroniclesFilm · Director
- 1968VariationsVariationsFilm · Director
- 1967The Craven SluckFilm · Director, Writer
- 1967FragmentsFragmentsFilm · Director
- 1966The Secret of Wendel SamsonFilm · Director
- 1966Green DesireFilm · Director
- 1965Sins of the FleshapoidsFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
- 1964Born of the WindFilm · Director
- 1963Tootsies in AutumnTootsies in AutumnFilm · Director
- 1963Pussy on a Hot Tin RoofPussy on a Hot Tin RoofFilm · Director
- 1963Confessions of BabetteConfessions of BabetteFilm · Director
- 1962Night of the BombNight of the BombFilm · Director
- 1961A Reel of Home MoviesFilm · Director
- 1960I Was a Teenage RumpotI Was a Teenage RumpotFilm · Director
- 1959The Thief and the StripperThe Thief and the StripperFilm · Director
- 1958The SlasherThe SlasherFilm · Director
- 1957The Naked and the NudeThe Naked and the NudeFilm · Director
- 1956A Tub Named DesireFilm · Director
