Richard Kern
Birthday: | Place of Birth: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USARichard 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2015
2011
The Advocate for Fagdom
as Himself
2007
Llik Your Idols
as Himself
2004
Arakimentari
as Self
2002
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
as Himself - Interviewee
