Martini Shot

30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

Pig Death Machine

The Endless Possibility of Sky

Scumrock

Fame Whore

Mod Fuck Explosion

Terminal USA

Numbskull Revolution

Crack

Hippy Porn

My Degeneration

Sleazy Rider

Der Elvis

Brain Dead

Li'l Debbie Snackwhore of New York City

Mommy Mommy Where's My Brain?

Jon Moritsugu (born February 15, 1965) is an American cult-underground filmmaker and musician. His movies are satiric, protopunk deconstructions of popular genres and formats with scabrous and pointedly garish results. The New York Times describes them as "funny, anarchic, provocative and exhilarating". Influenced by the nihilism of Jean-Luc Godard and Guy Debord, Moritsugu's films are often defined by their "lo-fi" aesthetic and were initially shot on 16mm film for a gritty, visceral quality. He states that he often "pay(s) less attention to narrative flow and storyline and put(s) more emphasis on sight, sound and spectacle" to create a movie that is "like a live punk/hardcore show." The works themselves are often absurdist comedies that feature actress, co-writer, stylist, and wife, Amy Davis. Perhaps best known for his cult film Mod Fuck Explosion, Moritsugu's films have been screened at Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Rotterdam, Venice, USA Film Festival, New York Underground, Chicago Underground, MoMA, Guggenheim, Whitney and numerous other festivals and museums. In 2001 he received the Moving Image award from Creative Capital.



Jon Moritsugu