Curt McDowell Movies

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

A comedic satire of psychological thrillers. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

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,...

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

Curt McDowell relates an idea for a film to Ted Davis. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Two brothers are stood up and lament through song. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

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

“PEED INTO THE WIND smears across the screen like one of those dirty underground comic books. It’s loaded with a lot of big scenes and...

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

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

A short film in two parts by Curt McDowell. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

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

"This film is about depression, although it's not that depressing. I suppose it has a message of faith and hope in it ... it does for me .... But...