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Mike Kuchar

Directing • 1942-08-31 • New 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!" Mike Kuchar is a 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow for his work in film and video.

Known For

Sins of the Fleshapoids

Sins of the Fleshapoids

1965

The Craven Sluck

The Craven Sluck

1967

The Secret of Wendel Samson

The Secret of Wendel Samson

1966

Silence = Death

Silence = Death

1990

The Bristled Dagger

The Bristled Dagger

1996

Positive

Positive

1990

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Filmography

2024
Kuchar-esqueFilm
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2023
The Voice in the ManFilm
Director
2022
Sunlit SorceryFilm
Director
2021
Age of AwarenessFilm
Director
2019
The Guy Next DoorFilm
Director
2019
SunkissedFilm
Director
2019
PathwaysFilm
Director
2019
Inward BoundFilm
Director
2019
Celestial HorizonsFilm
Director
2019
Him in the NightFilm
Director
2018
Street MeatFilm
Director
2018
The Season of Shadows and FlameFilm
Director
2018
Flesh and the StarsFilm
Director
2017
Broken GodsFilm
Director
2017
NightScapeFilm
Director
2017
SoulSurfersFilm
Director
2017
Soul CatcherFilm
Director
2017
Meat with BonesFilm
Director
2017
Moon Lit VowsFilm
Director
2017
Keeper of SecretsFilm
Director
2016
Five O'Clock ShadowsFilm
Director
2016
AbstractedFilm
Director
2016
Dark Night of the SoulFilm
Director
2015
Angels WeFilm
Director
2015
Boy in the MirrorFilm
Director
2015
The Breeze and HimFilm
Director
2015
Age of AnxietyFilm
Director
2015
Museum of Damaged ArtFilm
Director
2015
Wrestling with AngelsFilm
Director
2015
A Rented SpaceFilm
Director
2014
Soul SearchersFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2014
Summer SinsFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2014
Adam’s AppleFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2014
PerplexitiesFilm
Director
2014
Chromatic EffusionFilm
Director
2014
Blue VibrationsFilm
Director
2014
Lost BluesFilm
Director
2014
Coffee, Tea and WizardryFilm
Director
2014
Chasing ShadowsFilm
Director
2014
DreamsvilleFilm
Director
2014
Rat NestFilm
Director
2013
SoulMatesFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2013
The Dragon’s SonFilm
Director
2013
AscensionFilm
Director
2013
Fallen AngelsFilm
Director
2013
Happy Birthday!Film
Director
2013
Happy Birthday!Film
Director
2013
Devil’s DenFilm
Director
2012
Tickled PinkFilm
Director
2012
DisorderedFilm
Director
2012
MeltdownFilm
Director
2012
StarboundFilm
Director
2011
The Stone BoyFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2011
Splatter MovieFilm
Director
2011
Litany of the Seven KissesFilm
Director
2011
Free Form FrolicFilm
Director
2010
Opal EssenceFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2010
Debbie and the DemonsFilm
Director
2010
The Dreamer’s TaleFilm
Director
2010
Medusa’s GazeFilm
Director
2010
Echo’s GardenFilm
Director
2009
Ephemeral SeizureFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2009
Swan SongFilm
Director
★ 2.0
2009
BedeviledFilm
Director
2009
The TigerFilm
Director
2009
Dumped!Film
Director
2009
Stolen Sweets and Tattle TalesFilm
Director
2009
AnimalFilm
Director
2009
IdyllFilm
Director
2008
WitcheryFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2008
Song of the Seven SensesFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2008
Peek-A-BooFilm
Director
2008
A Midsummer's NightmareFilm
Director
2008
A Brief Summer’s TaleFilm
Director
2008
The Vernal ZoneFilm
Director
2008
A Dream of RosesFilm
Director
2008
The Faery GardenFilm
Director
2007
Scarlet PetalsFilm
Director
2007
IncantationFilm
Director
2007
Paradise GoneFilm
Director
2007
Fruit of the SerpentFilm
Director
2007
VortexFilm
Director
2007
State of MindFilm
Director
2006
ZoologyFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2006
Sweet DreamsFilm
Director
2006
Midnight MassFilm
Director
2006
HauntedFilm
Director
2006
Celestial MurmursFilm
Director
2006
A Poem for SummerFilm
Director
2005
In the Garden of ErosFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2005
The Prayers of Cupie LaRueFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2005
NightRiseFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2005
AtonementFilm
Director
2005
Actors Descending and Ascending a StaircaseFilm
Director
2004
RomanceFilm
Director
2004
Day DreamingFilm
Director
2004
Heaven Cannot Hold ThemFilm
Director
2003
Miss Philly’s ValentineFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2003
InspirationFilm
Director
2002
Shepherd’s PoemFilm
Director
★ 1.0
2002
Wind in My SailsFilm
Director
2000
Boy ToysFilm
Director
2000
TrystFilm
Director
1998
The Stranger in Apartment 9FFilm
Director
1997
Purgatory JunctionFilm
Director
1997
A Widow's WebFilm
Director
1997
On a Shore Beneath the SkyFilm
Director
1997
Candy Coated EvilFilm
Director
1996
The Bristled DaggerFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1996
Statue in the ParkFilm
Director
1995
The Pictures of Dorian GrayFilm
Director
1995
Cupid’s InfirmaryFilm
Director
1994
Blue BansheeFilm
Director
1984
Tone PoemFilm
Director
1984
Fable for a New AgeFilm
Director
1984
SeascapeFilm
Director
1976
Death Quest of the Ju-Ju CultsFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1975
BloodsuckerFilm
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1975
Fur of the FieldFilm
Director
1972
DidgeridooFilm
Director
1972
Faraway PlacesFilm
Director
1970
Tales of the BronxFilm
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1970
Abode of the SnowsFilm
Director
1969
ChroniclesFilm
Director
1968
VariationsFilm
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1967
The Craven SluckFilm
Director
★ 6.1
1967
FragmentsFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1966
The Secret of Wendel SamsonFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1965
Sins of the FleshapoidsFilm
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★ 6.1
1965
Green DesireFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1964
Born of the WindFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1963
Tootsies in AutumnFilm
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★ 5.4
1963
Pussy on a Hot Tin RoofFilm
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★ 8.7
1963
Confessions of BabetteFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1962
Night of the BombFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1961
A Reel of Home MoviesFilm
Director
1960
I Was a Teenage RumpotFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1959
The Thief and the StripperFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1958
The SlasherFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1957
The Naked and the NudeFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1956
A Tub Named DesireFilm
Director
★ 10.0