Directing
Chuck Kleinhans
Known for
Directing
Credits
16 titles
Known for
NRPortraits of Chuck’s cats and friends, as well as a self-portrait.
Shirley & Bruce
1979
NRWhile making a hot dog in a restaurant, David Obermeyer reflects on class and labor.
Dictatorship of the Proletariat
1979
Underexposed scenes from a backyard barbecue likely at the home of JoAnn Elam and Joe Hendrix, featuring members of the "Logan Square Rhinos" — a group of small gauge filmmakers that included Elam and filmmaker Chuck Kleinhans. Elam's husband Hendrix is seen grilling chicken while Elam (in a red "VOTE" shirt) talks in the yard with her mom and brother. Kleinhans' fellow Jump Cut co-founder John Hess can be seen helping at the grill.
Rhino BBQ
1981
Super-8 film by Chuck Kleinhans examining masculinity in popular culture.
Bad Boy
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Fred Barney Taylor, A Portrait
1980
Footage of neo-Nazi Frank Collin speaking in front of a swastika is mutilated with bleach, scratches and markers, and intercut with footage of a baboon.
Nazi Leader
1978
Film credits
1980s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
NRPortraits of Chuck’s cats and friends, as well as a self-portrait.
Shirley & Bruce
1979
NRWhile making a hot dog in a restaurant, David Obermeyer reflects on class and labor.
Dictatorship of the Proletariat
1979
Underexposed scenes from a backyard barbecue likely at the home of JoAnn Elam and Joe Hendrix, featuring members of the "Logan Square Rhinos" — a group of small gauge filmmakers that included Elam and filmmaker Chuck Kleinhans. Elam's husband Hendrix is seen grilling chicken while Elam (in a red "VOTE" shirt) talks in the yard with her mom and brother. Kleinhans' fellow Jump Cut co-founder John Hess can be seen helping at the grill.
Rhino BBQ
1981
Super-8 film by Chuck Kleinhans examining masculinity in popular culture.
Bad Boy
1983
No synopsis available yet.
Fred Barney Taylor, A Portrait
1980
Footage of neo-Nazi Frank Collin speaking in front of a swastika is mutilated with bleach, scratches and markers, and intercut with footage of a baboon.
Nazi Leader
1978
NRThe film is composed primarily of a series of zooms inside an apartment in Logan Square accomplished by running or walking with the camera, and also features two cats and footage of the blizzard of 1979.
Pedestrian Wavelength
1979
NRScenes of Chicago summertime nightlife in three different parts of the city: downtown at Rush & Division streets, a concert at Grant Park's Petrillo Music Shell, and Logan Square.
August Nights
1980
Short experimental film featuring a large animated Coca-Cola billboard, shot from different distances, frame rates, and exposures. "The Pause That Refreshes" was first introduced as a marketing slogan for Coca-Cola in 1929.
The Pause That Refreshes
1977
No synopsis available yet.
Bill Kleinhans, A Portrait
1981
No synopsis available yet.
Back Porch
1979
The first half of the film features neon signs and scenes of Chicago night life. The second half of the film depicts scenes around Kleinhans' home in Logan Square during the infamous "Blizzard of 1979."
Blizzard of 79
1979
Chuck Kleinhans and Liz Schillinger's documentary about the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.
The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon
1980

