Mark Ellinger
Mark Ellinger is an American composer raised in Ohio. Ellinger met and became friends with filmmaker Curt McDowell while studying at the San Francisco Art Institute. Between 1971 and 1987, he taught classes at the Art Institute and the Academy of Art. He worked as a recording engineer, sound designer, electronics technician, composer and actor on various independent films. In 1982, he opened the 16-track recording studio Truth and Beauty.
Beaver Fever
as uncreditedA short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Confessions
as uncreditedCurt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Boggy Depot
as Mean BrotherTwo men hypnotize their roommate and attempt to force him to fall in love.
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The Mean Brothers "Get Stood Up"
as uncreditedTwo brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Dora Myrtle
as uncreditedA short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.
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Nudes: A Sketchbook
as uncreditedA series of vignettes illustrating sexual fantasies.
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Peed Into the Wind
as uncredited“PEED INTO THE WIND smears across the screen like one of those dirty underground comic books....
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True Blue and Dreamy
as uncredited"A surreal meditation on a cigarette billboard using a very strange ballerina as an allegory for...
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Video Album 5: The Thursday People
as uncreditedThe comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and...
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Lunch
as Dave PowersA San Francisco bohemian deadbeat sits around his apartment and fantasizes about women.
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Thundercrack!
as Charlie HammondAn eccentric and alcoholic widow hosts a motley assortment of travelers - four men, three women...
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Resurrection of Eve
as SwingerEve is stuck in an abusive relationship with her lover, Frank, but after attending a few swing...
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