Michel Auder

Biography

Michel Auder’s films, which span in length from five minutes to multiple hours, are all edited from the thousands of hours of footage the artist has casually shot throughout his life. Early on, Auder made a habit of carrying portable video-recording equipment on a daily basis, and so amassed a biographical reel that frequently captured his fellow artists in the New York art scene, including such personalities as Cindy Sherman, Larry Rivers, and, most famously, Alice Neel. Auder did not consider his practice to be factually driven, however: “It was not in any way a documentary, not to be related as truth. This work reflects my own feelings.” Auder’s approach to filming was largely inspired by Andy Warhol’s screen tests, and the experimental films of exponents of the French New Wave like Jean-Luc Godard.

Directed

1. Cleopatra (1970) — Director
2. Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol (1976) — Director
3. Chronicles: Morocco (1972) — Director
4. Keeping Busy (1969) — Director
5. The Feature (2008) — Director
6. Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines (1993) — Director
7. Chasing the Dragon (1982) — Director
8. High Life (2019) — Director
9. Shoppingheads (2009) — Director
10. 48 Hours in 8 Minutes (1979) — Director
11. My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real) (1993) — Director
12. Endless Column (2011) — Director
13. Blind Sex (2009) — Director
14. Heads in Love (2009) — Director
15. Bitte Danke (1999) — Director
16. Confession (2009) — Director
17. Apocalypse Later - Hudson (2003) — Director
18. It's Hard to Be Down When You're Up (2007) — Director
19. Daytime Version of the Night (2013) — Director
20. Polaroid Cocaine (1993) — Director
21. Chelsea, Manhattan - NYC (2008) — Director
22. Fictional Art Film (2019) — Director
23. Magnetic Notes, 1986-1987 (1988) — Director
24. Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking (1981) — Director
25. Gulf War TV War (2017) — Director
26. The Course of Empire (2017) — Director
27. Phone content HQ6s02 BERLIN CAMERAROLL (2016) — Director
28. Roman Variations (1991) — Director
29. Narcolepsy (2011) — Director
30. The Valerie Solanas Incident (1971) — Director
31. Talking Head (1981) — Director
32. Made for Denise (1977) — Director
33. Brooding Angels (1988) — Director
34. My Love (1978) — Director
35. Untitled (I Was Looking Back To See If You Were Looking Back At Me To See Me Looking Back At You) (2012) — Director
36. Jesus (1979) — Director
37. 1967 (2015) — Director
38. Alice Neel Paints Margaret (2009) — Director
39. Seduction of Patrick (1979) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Homeo (1967) — Self
2. Chromo sud (1968)
3. Fun and Games for Everyone (1969)
4. Birth of a Nation (1997) — Self
5. Langlois (1970) — Self
6. Chronicles: Morocco (1972)
7. The Feature (2008)
8. Home Movie : Marrakech (1968)
9. Fictional Art Film (2019) — Director
10. Apocalypse Later - Hudson (2003)
11. Bitte Danke (1999)
12. My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real) (1993)
13. The Stone Age (1970)