Richard Kern
Richard Kern

Richard Kern

Known for: Directing
Born: 1954-12-20
Place of birth: Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA

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.

On Peekr: Richard Kern

Richard Kern is best known for work in Directing. The Peekr community tracks 19 credits from Richard Kern, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.

Read the full filmography article

Also known as

R. Kern
理查德·克恩

Library

Best of Richard Kern

Richard Kern Movies

Richard Kern TV Shows