Richard Kern

Richard Kern

1954-12-20

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.

Also appears in

Arakimentari

Arakimentari

6.3

Super 8½

Super 8½

5.7

Blank City

Blank City

7.0

Divine Trash

Divine Trash

7.3

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over

7.0

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim VanBebber

7.0

Llik Your Idols

Llik Your Idols

4.6

The Advocate for Fagdom

The Advocate for Fagdom

5.3

Red Spirit Lake

Red Spirit Lake

5.8

Submit to Me

Submit to Me

5.3

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

4.7

Submit to Me Now

Submit to Me Now

4.6

IDn4

IDn4

Not yet rated

My Nightmare

My Nightmare

6.4

Kill the Artist

Kill the Artist

2.0

NYC Foetus

NYC Foetus

Not yet rated

Bullet on a Wire

Bullet on a Wire

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We Are Not To Blame

We Are Not To Blame

Not yet rated

American Nightmare

American Nightmare

2.5

No Age New York

No Age New York

7.0