Richard Kern Movies

  • 1994
    Super 8½

    Super 8½

    Super 8½

    5.71994HD

    A down-on-his-luck adult film star sees a chance to make a comeback via a lesbian documentary film-maker, but she is exploiting him to get financial...

    Super 8½
  • 2000
    Divine Trash

    Divine Trash

    Divine Trash

    7.32000HD

    The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters.

    Divine Trash
  • 2004
    Arakimentari

    Arakimentari

    Arakimentari

    6.32004HD

    A look at the life and work of Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and his impact on Japanese culture.

    Arakimentari
  • 1984
    The Right Side of My Brain

    The Right Side of My Brain

    The Right Side of My Brain

    4.91984HD

    Lydia Lunch and Richard Kern's first collaborative effort, The Right Side of My Brain, is a glimpse into the world of unsatiable female lust,...

    The Right Side of My Brain
  • 2011
    Blank City

    Blank City

    Blank City

    72011HD

    In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire...

    Blank City
  • 1986
    King of Sex

    King of Sex

    King of Sex

    4.31986HD

    Short movie by New York photographer and cinematographer Richard Kern.

    King of Sex
  • 1986
    Fingered

    Fingered

    Fingered

    5.51986HD

    One of Richard Kern’s most ambitious works is Fingered (1986), whose sarcastic disclaimer says “although it is not our sole intention to...

    Fingered
  • 1992
    The Sewing Circle

    The Sewing Circle

    The Sewing Circle

    4.61992HD

    Kembra Pfahler invites director Richard Kern to document her latest piece of provocative performance art.

    The Sewing Circle
  • 1985
    You Killed Me First

    You Killed Me First

    You Killed Me First

    4.81985HD

    Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood outside demure hairstyles and turkey dinners,...

    You Killed Me First
  • 1985
    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    Stray Dogs

    6.71985HD

    A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart.

    Stray Dogs
  • 1987
    Submit to Me Now

    Submit to Me Now

    Submit to Me Now

    4.61987HD

    Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to...

    Submit to Me Now
  • 1991
    Nazi

    Nazi

    Nazi

    5.31991HD

    Nazi is a short film by underground film-maker and photographer Richard Kern, featuring Annabelle Lee. This movie came from his Death Trip collection.

    Nazi
  • 1985
    Manhattan Love Suicides

    Manhattan Love Suicides

    Manhattan Love Suicides

    5.41985HD

    A series of short films by Richard Kern: Stray Dogs, Woman At The Wheel, Thrust In Me, & I Hate You Now.

    Manhattan Love Suicides
  • 1986
    Submit to Me

    Submit to Me

    Submit to Me

    5.31986HD

    Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.) perform a series of acts as they submit to director...

    Submit to Me
  • 2007
    Llik Your Idols

    Llik Your Idols

    Llik Your Idols

    4.62007HD

    Discover the New York underground scene during the 80s and throw yourself into an exciting, anarchic and repulsive world that you won't forget.

    Llik Your Idols
  • 2014
    The Girl Who Followed Marple

    The Girl Who Followed Marple

    The Girl Who Followed Marple

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    Part showcase for the fashion label Atelier E. B., part infomercial for a particular brand of menstrual cup, "The Girl who follows Marple" envelopes...

    The Girl Who Followed Marple
  • 2002
    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

    4.72002HD

    This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose...

    D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
  • 1985
    Woman at the Wheel

    Woman at the Wheel

    Woman at the Wheel

    6.71985HD

    A woman takes each of her boyfriends - one poor and one rich- for a drive in her new car. Each argues with her and insists on taking the wheel. She...

    Woman at the Wheel
  • 1999
    The Hardcore Collection

    The Hardcore Collection

    The Hardcore Collection

    21999HD

    Heir to a long New York film and visual culture, which peaked in the 1960s, Richard Kern was undoubtedly one of the most exciting artists of the 80s...

    The Hardcore Collection
  • 2011
    Face to Panty Ratio

    Face to Panty Ratio

    Face to Panty Ratio

    4.42011HD

    Face to Panty Ratio is a 3 minute short film by New York based photographer and cult director Richard Kern featuring close ups of girls’ faces...

    Face to Panty Ratio