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Mike Kuchar
Director

Mike Kuchar

31 Aug 1942Born
84Age
166Credits
New York, New YorkBirthplace

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...

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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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 166 credits.

  1. 2024Kuchar-esqueFilm: Writer, Director
  2. 2023The Voice in the ManFilm: Director
  3. 2022Sunlit SorceryFilm: Director
  4. 2019Celestial HorizonsFilm: Director
  5. 2019PathwaysFilm: Director
  6. 2019SunkissedFilm: Director
  7. 2019Inward BoundFilm: Director
  8. 2019Him in the NightFilm: Director
  9. 2018Street MeatFilm: Director
  10. 2018The Season of Shadows and FlameFilm: Director
  11. 2018Flesh and the StarsFilm: Director
  12. 2017SoulSurfersFilm: Director
  13. 2017NightScapeFilm: Director
  14. 2017Soul CatcherFilm: Director
  15. 2017Meat with BonesFilm: Director
  16. 2017Broken GodsFilm: Director
  17. 2017Moon Lit VowsFilm: Director
  18. 2017Keeper of SecretsFilm: Director
  19. 2016Dark Night of the SoulFilm: Director
  20. 2016AbstractedFilm: Director
  21. 2016Five O'Clock ShadowsFilm: Director
  22. 2015Age of AnxietyFilm: Director
  23. 2015Boy in the MirrorFilm: Director
  24. 2015Angels WeFilm: Director
  25. 2015The Breeze and HimFilm: Director
  26. 2015A Rented SpaceFilm: Director
  27. 2015Museum of Damaged ArtFilm: Director
  28. 2015Wrestling with AngelsFilm: Director
  29. 2014Blue VibrationsFilm: Director
  30. 2014Chromatic EffusionFilm: Director
  31. 2014Adam’s AppleFilm: Director
  32. 2014Coffee, Tea and WizardryFilm: Director
  33. 2014DreamsvilleFilm: Director
  34. 2014Summer SinsFilm: Director
  35. 2014Lost BluesFilm: Director
  36. 2014Soul SearchersFilm: Director
  37. 2014Chasing ShadowsFilm: Director
  38. 2014Rat NestFilm: Director
  39. 2013AscensionFilm: Director
  40. 2013The Dragon’s SonFilm: Director
  41. 2013Fallen AngelsFilm: Director
  42. 2013Devil’s DenFilm: Director
  43. 2013SoulMatesFilm: Director
  44. 2013Happy Birthday!Film: Director
  45. 2013Happy Birthday!Film: Director
  46. 2012DisorderedFilm: Director
  47. 2012Tickled PinkFilm: Director
  48. 2012MeltdownFilm: Director
  49. 2012StarboundFilm: Director
  50. 2011Litany of the Seven KissesFilm: Director
  51. 2011Free Form FrolicFilm: Director
  52. 2011The Stone BoyFilm: Director
  53. 2011Splatter MovieFilm: Director
  54. 2010Debbie and the DemonsFilm: Director
  55. 2010Echo’s GardenFilm: Director
  56. 2010The Dreamer’s TaleFilm: Director
  57. 2010Opal EssenceFilm: Director
  58. 2010Medusa’s GazeFilm: Director
  59. 2010Snow BeardFilm
  60. 2009BedeviledFilm: Director
  61. 2009Ephemeral SeizureFilm: Director
  62. 2009Stolen Sweets and Tattle TalesFilm: Director
  63. 2009IdyllFilm: Director
  64. 2009The UnmentionablesFilm
  65. 2009Dumped!Film: Director, Writer
  66. 2009Swan SongFilm: Writer, Director
  67. 2009The TigerFilm: Director
  68. 2009AnimalFilm: Director
  69. 2008A Brief Summer’s TaleFilm: Director
  70. 2008The Faery GardenFilm: Director
  71. 2008A Dream of RosesFilm: Director
  72. 2008Song of the Seven SensesFilm: Director
  73. 2008WitcheryFilm: Director
  74. 2008A Midsummer's NightmareFilm: Director
  75. 2008The Vernal ZoneFilm: Director
  76. 2008Peek-A-BooFilm: Director
  77. 2007VortexFilm: Director
  78. 2007State of MindFilm: Director
  79. 2007Paradise GoneFilm: Director
  80. 2007Scarlet PetalsFilm: Director

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