Curt McDowell Movies

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

A short promotional film directed by Curt McDowell for 'Underground Cinema 12'. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

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

A short promotional film directed by Curt McDowell for 'Underground Cinema 12'.

A comedic satire of psychological thrillers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

A series of vignettes illustrating sexual fantasies.

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

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

Executed by students at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, under the careful supervision of Curt McDowell. Guest appearance by Ainslie Pryor.

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

A documentary portrait of filmmaker George Kuchar conducting a tour of his apartment where he displays memorabilia and his toys which were used for...

Super 8 home movie footage of McDowell's trip home to Indiana, with voice-over by McDowell and Ted Davis.

"In Xmas 1986, George Kuchar’s mother Stella has come to stay with him for the holidays. After a series of dinners with friends, Stella’s...