Curt McDowell Movies

It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaking twins, the Kuchar brothers. George and Mike...

Blend of documentary and domestic melodrama featuring a series of sexually charged vignettes inspired by a piece of toilet graffiti. Preserved by...

Siblings hide their ownership of a bordello from their mother. When she is visited by a man who shares the joys of sexual enlightenment with her, her...

Barbara Hammer’s Audience is a fascinating deep cut from the director’s prodigious filmography. Relatively raw in its design, this 16mm...

"This film is about depression, although it's not that depressing. I suppose it has a message of faith and hope in it ... it does for me .... But...

Curt McDowell relates an idea for a film to Ted Davis. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Ronnie is a short exposé of a handsome young street hustler Curt McDowell met in San Francisco. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

A diverse program of films and videos by various artists who challenge conventional representations of gender, family and sexuality, curated by Tom...

Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

Naughty Words is a 3 min experimental film by Curt McDowell, covering the gamut of cinematic profanity.

Two men hypnotize their roommate and attempt to force him to fall in love.

A man, his dog, and the regions they inhabited, each leaving his own distinctive mark on the landscape. Not even time can wash away the residue of...

A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.

A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons,...

A musical about an unhappy couple and the man that stands between them. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activities that came and went along with...

A short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

"A surreal meditation on a cigarette billboard using a very strange ballerina as an allegory for something or other Indescribably funny." - Seattle...

A musical revue of lewd routines.

Two brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.