Videoteca

X Is Y 1990 star_border 3.8
Experimental film consisting of images of young women handling automatic handguns and rifles.

The Evil Cameraman 1990 star_border 5.8
A man takes several women home for his own gratification, with mixed results. First part made in 1987, second part made in 1990 with a more comedic-lens.

Pierce 1990 star_border 5.5
Pierce is a documentary showing Richard Kern's girlfriend having her nipples pierced.

Submit to Me Now 1987 star_border 4.6
Oddballs dancing, leering at camera, guy shaving a nontraditional part of his body and man ripping his own throat out, woman stabbing herself to death.

Fingered 1986 star_border 5.5
One of Richard Kern’s most ambitious works is Fingered (1986), whose sarcastic disclaimer says “although it is not our sole intention to shock, insult, or irritate, you have been warned that we are catering only to our own preferences.” The film came about following the criticism of Kern and Lydia Lunch's first collaborative venture: The Right Side of My Brain (1984).

King of Sex 1986 star_border 4.3
Short movie by New York photographer and cinematographer Richard Kern.

Woman at the Wheel 1985 star_border 6.7
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 beats one of them up, before crashing into a group of youths and, finally, a wall.

Stray Dogs 1985 star_border 6.7
A fan tries to get an artist's attention by literally coming apart.

Goodbye 42nd Street 1983 star_border 5
Shots of walking down 42nd Street showing storefronts including everything from Texas Fried Chicken to 25cent porn arcades.