Richard Kern

Born: 1954-12-20

Richard Kern is a New York underground filmmaker, writer and photographer. He first came to underground prominence as part of the underground cultural explosion in the East Village of New York City in the 1980s, with erotic and experimental films featuring underground personalities of the time such as Lydia Lunch, David Wojnarowicz, Sonic Youth, Kembra Pfahler, and Henry Rollins. Like many of the musicians around him, Kern had a deep interest in the aesthetics of extreme sex, violence, and perversion. He was one of the leading lights of the Cinema of Transgression movement.


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Arakimentari

as Self
Released: 2004-01-18

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

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The Advocate for Fagdom

as Self
Released: 2011-11-04

The Advocate for Fagdom unites the puzzle pieces one by one. Testimonies are combined with rare...

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Submit to Me

as uncredited
Released: 1986-01-01

Cinema of Transgression pioneers and participants (Lydia Lunch, Lung Leg, Nick Zedd, etc.)...

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Submit to Me Now

as uncredited
Released: 1987-01-01

Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man...

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Divine Trash

as Self
Released: 2000-03-31

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

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Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

as Himself
Released: 2015-08-27

A documentary of uncompromising, outlaw, cult underground filmmaker Jim Van Bebber, covering his...

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Blank City

as Self
Released: 2011-04-06

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never...

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Red Spirit Lake

as uncredited
Released: 1993-01-01

After a vengeful sorceress is tortured and killed by a corrupt industrialist looking to harness...

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Llik Your Idols

as Himself
Released: 2007-07-30

Discover the New York underground scene during the 80s and throw yourself into an exciting,...

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IDn4

as Richard Kern
Released: 1991-11-13

I am so endlessly alone. Whats my illusions, whats my odds, and illusions have to be killed, I...

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My Nightmare

as uncredited
Released: 1993-09-03

Director Richard Kern and model Susan McNamara engage in a chaotic fast-cut blend of fantasy and...

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Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

as Self
Released: 2019-08-15

The first career-spanning documentary retrospective of Lydia Lunch's confrontational, acerbic...

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Bullet on a Wire

as uncredited
Released: 1998-01-01

An unattractive social outcast (Jeff Strong) visits a stranger (Lara Phillips) in prison after...

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Super 8½

as Himself
Released: 1994-09-08

A down-on-his-luck adult film star sees a chance to make a comeback via a lesbian documentary...

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NYC Foetus

as Himself
Released: 2009-05-15

A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos,...

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Shot by Kern

as Self
Released: 2013-08-27

Seasoned photographer Richard Kern, best known for his images of scantily-clad, amateur models,...

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Lunch on Kern

as Himself
Released: 1997-01-01

Featuring Lydia Lunch and the photography of Richard Kern. Teaser for an arté doc [Chris Habib]...

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Sublapse Video Mag 1

as uncredited
Released: 1986-01-23

Video Fanzine featuring: Half Japanese, Redd Kross with Sky Saxon as Purple Electricity, R Kern,...

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American Nightmare

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-01

A video full of swastikas, human skulls on American flag backdrops, girls frenching on...

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Richard Kern - Portrait: Live From New York

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-01

Haxan Films-produced documentary on Richard Kern's work around 1997. Footage from his photo...

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The Hardcore Collection

as uncredited
Released: 2012-02-21

This DVD features 13 provocative short films by Richard Kern. Color & B&W film shorts with Lydia...

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Shot By Kern

as Self
First aired: 2013-08-27

Seasoned photographer Richard Kern, best known for his images of scantily-clad, amateur models,...

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