Filmmakers

Jon Moritsugu

Birth: 1965 (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Official Website: Jon Moritsugu

Major Works: Scumrock (2003)
Fame Whore (1997)
Mod Fuck Explosion (1994)
My Degeneration (1989)
Der Elvis (1987)
Mommy Mommy Where’s My Brain (1986)

Notes: The Village Voice named Der Elvis one of the 50 best movies of the ’80s.

Considered part of the “second wave” of the Cinema of Transgression.

Other Resources: IMDB: Profile
Brain Trust dv: Interview
Other Cinema: Career Overview

Video: CAAM interview with Jon Moritsugu 2007 SFIAFF Bad Boys Panel

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Underground Film Feedback (4 Notes)

  1. [...] exposed to a ton of underground/experimental films — from Michael Snow to Leslie Thornton to Jon Moritsugu. After a short time selling women’s handbags at a department store in Paris (don’t [...]

    Posted by Interview With Filmmaker Joshua Brown | Bad Lit | November 13, 2008, 11:31 am

  2. [...] my own interview with von Brown, he mentioned that he was heavily inspired by Jon Moritsugu‘s 2002 underground film Scumrock, the final feature film Moritsugu would direct. (So far, [...]

    Posted by Underground Film Chain Gang: From Altamont Now To Hans Richter | Bad Lit | August 13, 2010, 6:02 am

  3. [...] retrospectives every year that have covered filmmakers such as the Kuchar brothers, Sarah Jacobson, Jon Moritsugu, Jonas Mekas, Kurt Kren, Lloyd Kaufman and more. So, that should give you an [...]

    Posted by 2010 Lausanne Underground Film Festival: Call For Entries | Bad Lit | September 8, 2010, 11:26 am
  4. Posted by Maxxy Max | March 14, 2011, 3:32 pm

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