Mike Kuchar
Director
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.
Filmography
Divine Trash
as Self 2000
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage) 1986
It Came from Kuchar
as Self 2009
The Secret of Wendel Samson
as Wendel Samson (voice) 1966
An Evil Town
1995
Cinématon
as N°1085 1978
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
as Himself 1983
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
Peed Into the Wind
1972
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
Corruption of the Damned
1965
Beaver Fever
1974
BIRD IN THE SKY
as Grandfather 2005
My Morning with Magic Mike
as Self 2023
365 Day Project
as Self 2007
Portrait of Ramona
1971
Bird, Bath and Beyond
as Self 2004