Richard Kern Movies

Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25¢ porn arcades.

A woman takes each of her boyfriends - one poor and one rich- for a drive in her new car. Each argues with her and insists on taking the wheel. She...

Collection of live spoken word performances by Lydia Lunch.

Short movie by New York photographer and cinematographer Richard Kern.

Death Valley '69 was the first music video by Sonic Youth. The video features the majority of the band in various states of bloody dismemberment...

Elizabeth bristles at the religious directives of her parents, asserting her right to personhood outside demure hairstyles and turkey dinners,...

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

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

The apparent strangeness of two sisters becomes easily understood as they wreak appropriate revenge on one of their abusive husbands, by tying him up...

Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

Haxan Films-produced documentary on Richard Kern's work around 1997. Footage from his photo sessions, interviews with Kern and his models, etc....

Nazi is a short film by underground film-maker and photographer Richard Kern, featuring Annabelle Lee. This movie came from his Death Trip collection.

“I Hate You Now” is about when you’re in a relationship, and the person you’re in a relationship with starts doing everything...

Kembra Pfahler invites director Richard Kern to document her latest piece of provocative performance art.

Face to Panty Ratio is a 3 minute short film by New York based photographer and cult director Richard Kern featuring close ups of girls’ faces...

Lost sequel to Zombie Hunter by Richard Kern.

Clean is an experimental short film by NY filmmaker Richard Kern.

Zedd plays dual roles in this short-film as a street-wandering guy and a suicidal female.

Reveals the extreme measures lawmakers and critics go through to censor avant-garde artists, who walk the fine line between art, perversion, religion...

Controversial photographer and filmmaker Richard Kern’s ode to podophilia, aka foot fetishism.