The comings and goings of the late underground filmmaker, Curt McDowell—and the people and activities that came and went along with him—are the themes that run through this existential diary of daily life. McDowell was dying from AIDS-related illnesses during the production of the diary. “An elegy for McDowell, the videowork captures Kuchar’s mournful remembrances of his long-lasting friendship with the young filmmaker. But it also has the inquisitive charm, perverse humor, and quirky candor that places Kuchar’s visual expressions in a gritty niche all their own.”

An eccentric and alcoholic widow hosts a motley assortment of travelers - four men, three women and one gorilla - who arrive one eventful night to get out of a torrential rainstorm.

A shady motel manager becomes obsessed with a neglected wife.

A short comedy 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 International Film Festival, 1978

A series of vignettes illustrating sexual fantasies.

Eve is stuck in an abusive relationship with her lover, Frank, but after attending a few swing parties, she begins to lose her inhibitions in more ways than one.

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

Two brothers are stood up and lament through song.

Two men hypnotize their roommate and attempt to force him to fall in love.

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

“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 unusual looking people that make this epic resemble a clogged toilet. Unfortunately, since several of the performers were not as loyal as Ainslie Pryor and John Thomas, the plot is difficult to follow but in no way hinders the sewer-like sequences. It’s quite enjoyable and possesses the releasing power of an enema.” –George Kuchar

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

A San Francisco bohemian deadbeat sits around his apartment and fantasizes about women.

A musical revue of lewd routines.