Directing

Chuck Kleinhans

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Shirley & Bruce poster
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Portraits of Chuck’s cats and friends, as well as a self-portrait.

Shirley & Bruce

1979

Dictatorship of the Proletariat poster
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While making a hot dog in a restaurant, David Obermeyer reflects on class and labor.

Dictatorship of the Proletariat

1979

No artwork available
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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

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Super-8 film by Chuck Kleinhans examining masculinity in popular culture.

Bad Boy

1983

No artwork available
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No synopsis available yet.

Fred Barney Taylor, A Portrait

1980

No artwork available
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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

Pedestrian Wavelength poster
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The 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

August Nights poster
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Scenes 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

No artwork available
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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 artwork available
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No synopsis available yet.

Bill Kleinhans, A Portrait

1981

No artwork available
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No synopsis available yet.

Back Porch

1979

No artwork available
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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

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Chuck Kleinhans and Liz Schillinger's documentary about the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.

The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon

1980