David Wojnarowicz

Born: 1954-09-14

David Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the New York City art world.


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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

as Self (Archive Footage)
Released: 2022-11-23

The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her...

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Abuse

as Street Interviewee
Released: 1983-03-01

Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director...

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Stray Dogs

as Fan
Released: 1985-01-01

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

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Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker

as Self
Released: 2020-04-15

A collage-like, incisive look at the life of writer, painter and thinker David Wojnarowicz,...

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Silence = Death

as Himself
Released: 1990-02-16

AIDS victims and activists cope with hardship and society’s ignorance.

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Where Evil Dwells

as uncredited
Released: 1985-09-27

Loosely based on an infamous 1984 Long Island murder case involving Satan-worshiping, teenage...

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Manhattan Love Suicides

as Fan (segment "Stray Dogs")
Released: 1985-01-01

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

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You Killed Me First

as Dad
Released: 1985-01-01

Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood...

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American Obsessions

as Self
Released: 1983-01-01

Richard Kern’s 1983 film "American Obsessions" features David Wojnarowicz interacting with...

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Bust

as Himself
Released: 1991-01-01

A close up head and shoulders of David Wojnarowicz, is the only image. He speaks with...

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Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2019-02-09

Political artist, painter, writer, performer and photographer David Wojnarowicz was one of the...

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By the Dawn's Early Light

as Narrator
Released: 1994-01-01

A road movie with David Wojnarowicz guiding the viewer through the images of a rough and...

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Phil Interviews David Wojnarowicz

as Himself
Released: 1990-01-01

Phil Zwickler interviews David Wojnarowicz about a NEA project grant for a gallery show.

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The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

as Self
Released: 2020-06-10

An oral history of Artists Space, the legendary New York artists organization. Told through the...

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A Fire in My Belly

as Himself
Released: 1990-03-01

Experimental short film that explores themes of religion, violence, and gender/masculinity.

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Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses

as uncredited
Released: 1982-01-01

A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan...

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Listen to This

as Himself
Released: 1992-01-01

Listen to This is a fragment of collective memory that finds critical relevance in contemporary...

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