David Wojnarowicz Movies

  • 1978
    Arthur Rimbaud in New York

    Arthur Rimbaud in New York

    Arthur Rimbaud in New York

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    1978–79. Slideshow, approx. 7 min. Courtesy the Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P.P.O.W, New York.

    Arthur Rimbaud in New York
  • 2023
    Relax Be Cruel

    Relax Be Cruel

    Relax Be Cruel

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    Filmed in 1983 in New York at Pier 34, this film takes place at an abandoned storehouse which was left at the mercy of the elements and open to...

    Relax Be Cruel
  • 1970
    Unfinished film (sequence in memory of Peter Hujar)

    Unfinished film (sequence in memory of Peter Hujar)

    Unfinished film (sequence in memory of Peter Hujar)

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    Immediately after David’s friend and mentor, photographer Peter Hujar, died of AIDS in a New York hospital on November 26, 1987, David took...

    Unfinished film (sequence in memory of Peter Hujar)
  • 1989
    Fear of Disclosure

    Fear of Disclosure

    Fear of Disclosure

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    An exploration concerning the act of revealing to a potential lover that one is seropositive to HIV, the virus believed to cause AIDS.

    Fear of Disclosure
  • 1985
    Manhattan Love Suicides

    Manhattan Love Suicides

    Manhattan Love Suicides

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    A series of short films by Richard Kern: Stray Dogs, Woman At The Wheel, Thrust In Me, & I Hate You Now.

    Manhattan Love Suicides
  • 1995
    Postcards from America

    Postcards from America

    Postcards from America

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    In the midst of the AIDS crisis, a young man from the suburbs moves to the big city of New York and ends up working as a hustler.

    Postcards from America
  • 1982
    Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses

    Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses

    Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses

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    A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing...

    Pompeii New York, Part 1: Pier Caresses
  • 2020
    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

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    An oral history of Artists Space, the legendary New York artists organization. Told through the voices of the artists, critics and curators who...

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
  • 1992
    Listen to This

    Listen to This

    Listen to This

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    Listen to This is a fragment of collective memory that finds critical relevance in contemporary Queer discourse. Tom Rubnitz weaves narration, image,...

    Listen to This
  • 2020
    Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker

    Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker

    Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker

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    A collage-like, incisive look at the life of writer, painter and thinker David Wojnarowicz, whose powerful, unapologetic way of seeing the world gave...

    Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker