Mike Kuchar
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.
Acting
Movie
Divine Trash
as Self
2000
Movie
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Movie
It Came from Kuchar
as Self
2009
Movie
The Secret of Wendel Samson
as Wendel Samson (voice)
1966
Movie
An Evil Town
1995
Movie
Cinématon
as N°1085
1978
Movie
George Kuchar: The Comedy of the Underground
as Himself
1983
Movie
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
Movie
Peed Into the Wind
1972
Movie
True Blue and Dreamy
1974
Movie
Corruption of the Damned
1965
Movie
Beaver Fever
1974
Movie
BIRD IN THE SKY
as Grandfather
2005
Movie
Bird, Bath and Beyond
as Self
2004
Movie
George and Mike Kuchar
as Self
1977
Movie
My Morning with Magic Mike
as Self
2023
Movie
Return to the House of Pain
as Self
1988
Movie
Galaxie
as Self
1966
Movie
Color Me Shameless
1967
Movie
East by Southwest
1987
Movie
365 Day Project
as Self
2007
Movie
Confessions of Babette
as Leonard
1963
Movie
Lust for Ecstasy
1964
Movie
Sylvia’s Promise
1962
Crew
Movie
Sins of the Fleshapoids
Director
1965
Movie
Tootsies in Autumn
Director
1963
Movie
The Craven Sluck
Director
1967
Movie
The Secret of Wendel Samson
Director
1966
Movie
The Devil's Cleavage
Cinematography
1975
Movie
Silence = Death
Director of Photography
1990
Movie
The Second Coming
Cinematography
1995
Movie
Positive
Director of Photography
1990
Movie
Born of the Wind
Director
1964
Movie
Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof
Director
1963
Movie
Life Is Like a Cucumber
Cinematography
1990
Movie
Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
Cinematography
1990