Curt McDowell Movies

Curt McDowell has a confession for his parents. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

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

Willy and Billy attempt to entertain while struggling with their primal urges.

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

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

A short comedy by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

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

A short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. 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.

The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activities that came and went along with...

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

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

A continuous dissolve of 87 male and female nudes. "The film's fascination lies with the suspense of that magic moment, halfway between two persons,...