We’ve long known that our friend Kurtis Hough likes to push things to their limits in his experimental filmmaking, but it seems this time Kurt got pushed back hard by the elements at Cannon Beach, Oregon who claimed his Canon 5D Mark II as an offering for the sea. Kurt shared his misfortune in the [...]
Last month I posted Kurtis Hough’s piece Bed of Moss, a contemplative film shot amidst the rich mossy nature of Oregon. As I mentioned back then, Kurt was hard at work on companion piece Mossgrove, which is now complete and provides an excellent, if somewhat slimy, complement to Bed of Moss. Mossgrove / Bed of [...]
We’ve been following the work of filmmaker, photographer and artist Kurtis Hough for nearly as long as DN’s been running and in that time he’s brought us an impressive range of projects which have never disappointed. Well Kurt’s newest project Warm Earth, Which I’ve Been Told is probably his most ambitious yet: This is a [...]
Kurtis Hough’s work has always contained strong elements of nature. Whether it’s his paintings and photography, his nature documentary re-edit Storm or live action experimental work such as Shadows Grow Long. Even his fully 3D experimental piece Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning featured a spiral of descending flowers, so it’s no surprise to [...]
I’ve been following the work of filmmaker Kurtis Hough every since we were fortunate enough to have him on the show with his A Silver Mt. Zion inspired animation Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning. So it’s nice to see that he’s updated the KH Studios website to fully show off his photography, painting [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Sometimes when I get really lucky, a director whose work we’ve featured will stick around once the interview dust has settled and become a firm friend who I can have extended film discussions with and tap up for viewing suggestions. Thankfully since his first appearance on DN 028 [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] We could all take a cue from director Kurtis Hough, who finds little difficulty being a one man idea machine, working across pretty much all the creative fields it’s worth spending time in. He joins us today to discuss his A Silver Mt. Zion inspired film Stumble Then [...]
Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning (2004) An organic, dreamlike journey spiraling from life to death.