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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-12-20 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA

Richard Kern

Biography:

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.

Known For

Acting

2019

2015

2013

Shot by Kern as Self
Shot By Kern as Self

2012

The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)

2011

Blank City as Self

2009

NYC Foetus as Himself

2007

Llik Your Idols as Himself
Kill the Artist as Himself

2004

Arakimentari as Self

2002

2000

Divine Trash as Self

1998

1997

Lunch on Kern as Himself

1994

Super 8½ as Self

1993

No Age New York as Himself

1991

IDn4 as Richard Kern

1989

1987

1986

Directing

2019

Bathtub as Director

2015

F.F.P. as Director

2013

Extra Shot by Kern as Director
House Sitter as Director
Shot by Kern as Director
Medicated as Director

2012

2011

Clean as Director

2008

Extra Action as Director

2007

Extra Action as Director

2003

Cutter as Director

1993

My Nightmare as Director
Divine Hammer as Director

1992

The Sewing Circle as Director
The Bitches as Director

1991

Nazi as Director
Horoscope as Director
Goo as Director
Tumble as Director
Catholic as Director

1990

The Evil Cameraman as Director
X Is Y as Director
Pierce as Director

1987

Submit to Me Now as Director

1986

Fingered as Director
Submit to Me as Director
King of Sex as Director
Death Valley '69 as Director

1985

Thrust in Me as Director
Stray Dogs as Director
Woman at the Wheel as Director
I Hate You Now as Director

1984

Simonland as Director
Zombie Hunger as Director
Zombie Hunger 2 as Director
Destruction as Director

1983

Writing

2007

Extra Action as Writer

1993

My Nightmare as Writer

1992

The Bitches as Writer

1991

Nazi as Writer
Tumble as Writer
Catholic as Writer
Horoscope as Writer

1990

X Is Y as Writer

1987

Submit to Me Now as Screenplay

1986

Fingered as Writer
Submit to Me as Screenplay
King of Sex as Writer

1985

Thrust in Me as Writer
I Hate You Now as Writer
Stray Dogs as Writer

1984

Zombie Hunger as Writer
Zombie Hunger 2 as Writer
Destruction as Writer

Camera

1994

1992

The Bitches as Camera Operator

1987

Submit to Me Now as Director of Photography

1986

Fingered as Director of Photography

Production

2015

F.F.P. as Producer

2007

Extra Action as Producer

1991

Goo as Producer

1987

Submit to Me Now as Producer

1986

Submit to Me as Producer

1985

1984

Zombie Hunger as Producer
Zombie Hunger 2 as Producer

Editing

2015

F.F.P. as Editor

2013

Medicated as Editor

1991

Goo as Editor

1987

1984

Destruction as Editor

Crew

2015

F.F.P. as Cinematography

1985

Worm Movie as Cinematography

1984

Zombie Hunger 2 as Cinematography