NATIVIDAD DE SANTA MONICA (1971/83)
16mm, color, sound, 2.5m
INSIDE DOUBT (1972) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, color, sound, 6.5m
DR. HAWAII (1976) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, bw & color, sound, ca. 45m
DUELING FOUNTAINS (1976) (w/ Charles Rudnick)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
UNUSUAL PROPERTIES OF LIQUID HELIUM (1977) (w/ Charles Rudnick)
16mm, color, sound, 17m
CLEO (1977)
16mm, bw, sound, 4.5m
YOU ARE CHRISTINE DIETRICH (1977)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
AN OLD COAT FLAPPING (1977)
16mm, bw, sound, 3m
PUP Y PUP (1977)
16mm, color, sound, 3m
MICROSERIES I-V (1977-78)
16mm, color, silent 24fps, 11m
ARREST THE HARVEST! (1979) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, double projection, color, live music, 7m
Shown once in 1979, then titles added in 1997 when shown again.
MOLD FX (1980)
16mm, color, sound, 2m
THE COMPOUND (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 5m
INTERMISSION (aka INNERMISSION) (1980) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, color, sound, 1.5m
4:59am (1980)
16mm, bw, sound, 6.5m
THE ANDY FOBERT SUPRIZE MOVIE (1981)
16mm, color, silent (?), 3m
ART SCHOOL REMEMBERED 1971-1975 (1981)
16mm, color, sound, 1m
WEB OF FIRE (1981)
16mm, color, sound, 18m
DELUGION (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
PANORAMA (1982)
16mm, color, sound, 12m
EGGS IN THE EVENING (1982) (w/ Marta Peluso & UC Davis Art Dept students)
16mm, bw, sound, 6m
This was a UC Davis Art Dept class film supervised by MR and Marta Peluso.
WAZOO OISEAU (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 3m
GRIDLOCK (1983)
16mm, color, sound, 2.5m
BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (1983) (w/ Christina Svane)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
YOU WON, YOU LOST (1983)
16mm double projection, color, silent, 2m
Single projector version produced ca.1985-86.
THINKING A VIEW (1983) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, color, sound, 4.5m
This can be considered two separate films – Thinking a View I and Thinking a View II, but they seem to have only been shown together.
DELIVER THE GOODS (1984) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound, 11m
SINCERELY, THE MANAGEMENT (1984) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound, 0.5m
GORILLA GRIP (1984) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound, 5m
This film was destroyed by the filmmakers and no longer exists.
PORTICO (1984)
16mm double projection, color, sound, 5.5m
CHIARASCURO OBSCURA (1984)
(UC Davis class film supervised by MR)
16mm, bw & color, sound on cassette, 3m
THE DOLL & THE BUFFALOES (1985) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound, 2m
DENIZENS OF THE SEE (1985) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound,
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT (1985) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound, 2m
A TOOTH FILM FOR RUBY (1985)
16mm, bw & color, sound, 4m
NON LEGATO (1984/85)
16mm, color, sound, 9m
Originally a double-projector performance in 1984. Single-channel cinema/installation version produced in 1985.
CHRIS BURDEN’S BEAM DROP (1986)
16mm, bw, sound, 7.5m
GO (1986)
16mm, color, silent 24fps, 2.5m
WAILING WALL (1986)
16mm, color, silent 24fps, 2.5m
SUMMER/WINTER (1989) (w/ Mike Henderson)
16mm, bw, sound, 3m
WIREWORK (1992)
16mm, color, silent 24fps, 4m
DRIVE (1992)
(Ohio University class film supervised by MR)
16mm, color, sound, 5.5m
THINGS I’D SAY IF I WERE POPE (1994) (w/ Marian Wallace)
16mm, color, silent 18fps, 3.5m
SURRENDER (1995) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, bw, sound, 3.5m
TRAILERS AND WATER HEATERS (1996) (w/ Nancy Rubins)
16mm, color, sound, 6.5m
RESEEDING AIR (1996)
16mm, bw & color, silent 24fps, 6m
BAGLIGHT (1996) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
“YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING SMALL.” (1998)
16mm, color, sound, 4m
2001bc (1999) (w/ Rock Ross)
35mm, color, live music soundtrack, 3m
CHARCOAL NARCISSUS (1999) (w/ Rock Ross)
35mm/16mm, bw & color, sound, 2.5m
Originally shown with live music, there is also an 18fps 16mm version with sound on tape, as well as a version with optical soundtrack.
SPASMS OF THE SPECTRUM (1999-2000) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, bw/color, sound on tape, 18fps, 4.5m
This film is made entirely of different shaped holes punched into black leader. It is meant to be projected at 18fps, with a prismatic filter in manipulated in front of the projector to create a rainbow effect, and sound played from a separate cassette.
BODY FARM (2000)
35mm, bw, sound on cassette, 3.5m
FOOTAGE (2000) (w/ Rock Ross)
16mm, bw, sound on tape, 18fps, 5.5m
ISLAND OF LAWS (2003)
16mm, color, sound, 3m
Michael Rudnick has also produced a substantial body of video work, which will be added as information emerges.
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