Jon Moritsugu
American filmmaker · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61
Jon Moritsugu 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".
Jon Moritsugu is read about 31 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Numbskull RevolutionFilm, Director, Writer2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand ReleasingFilm, Director2015
CycoskuzzFilm, Director, Writer2013
Pig Death MachineFilm, Director, Writer2012
The Endless Possibility of SkyFilm, Poppy2002
ScumrockFilm, Director, Writer1999
CrackFilm, Director, Writer1994CruelFilm, Man #11993
Terminal USAFilm, Director, Writer1991
Hippy PornFilm, Director, Writer1989
My DegenerationFilm, Director, Writer1988
Sleazy RiderFilm, Director, Writer1987Brain DeadFilm, Director1986
Mommy Mommy Where's My Brain?Film, Director, Writer1965BornPeople around Jon
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About this person
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.
