Mike Kuchar
Known for DirectingBorn 1942-08-31New York, New York
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!"
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Mike Kuchar is a 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow for his work in film and video.
Known for
365 Day Project
2007 · as Self
Divine Trash
2000 · as Self
Cinématon
1978 · as N°1085
It Came from Kuchar
2009 · as Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986 · as Self (archive footage)
Seadrift
1976
Galaxie
1966 · as Self
Underground New York
1968 · as Self
Magicman
1975
An Evil Town
1995
Cinématon n°1085 : Mike Kuchar
1988
BIRD IN THE SKY
2005 · as Grandfather
Snow Beard
2010
Nudes: A Sketchbook
1974
Beaver Fever
1974
Sylvia’s Promise
1962
The Mammal Palace
1968
Oh Hi Anne
2017 · as Himself