Jonas Mekas Movies

1971
Journey to Lithuania
Journey to Lithuania
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During the trip back to Lithuania, Jonas Mekas made Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania, Adolfas Mekas made Going Home, while Pola Chapelle,...
2022
Jonas Mekas Anthology
Jonas Mekas Anthology
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A portrait movie of the Godfather of American avantgarde cinema. Through material filmed primarily in the 1990s by both the directors and Jonas Mekas...
2006
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC
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This was filmed in the Bronx on July 17, 1993. It includes writings on train passage walls created by many classic graffiti artists of c. 1993...
2019
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party
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"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs
2006
A Visit to Timothy Leary
A Visit to Timothy Leary
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This was filmed July 1-4, 1965 in Millbrook, at the estate of Timothy Leary. It is with Baba Ramdass and house guests. Sound: me talking about...
2009
The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'
The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'
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Filmmaker Michael Rogosin's fascinating exploration of the production history behind his father Lionel's groundbreaking documentary, On the Bowery.
2006
Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles
Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles
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This was filmed at Anthology Film Archives on May 31, 2000. From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as an introduction to my work for my...
2000
Requiem for a Manual Typewriter
Requiem for a Manual Typewriter
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A short lecture by Jonas Mekas
2009
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR
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A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence. An immersion into the...
1965
Dirt
Dirt
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Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry.
2003
Not in Our Name
Not in Our Name
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2006
Kreutzer Sonata
Kreutzer Sonata
02006HD
From the diaires This was taped during the editing of my film As I WasMoving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty. It shows how I work,...
2016
EXPRMNTL
EXPRMNTL
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Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second...
1997
Letters from Nowhere
Letters from Nowhere
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A collection of intimate thoughts, read aloud, that become the soundtrack of one of Jonas Mekas beautiful film journals.
2006
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative
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From the diaries. This was filmed on July 1, 2004. From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as an introduction to my work for my new,...
2006
The Destruction Quartet
The Destruction Quartet
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This was originally an art installation by Jonas Mekas which was later shown in a single-screen tetraptych.
2011
First Class Flight
First Class Flight
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"There I am, I am treated with the First Class ticket. Evening. But all the businessmen are already sleeping. I can’t sleep. I discover a bar....
2014
Halloween 1990
Halloween 1990
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Jonas Mekas films the Halloween festivities at Anthology Film Archives in 1990.
1991
Quartet Number One
Quartet Number One
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Quartet Number One (1991) 8 min.
1995
Memories of Frankenstein
Memories of Frankenstein
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Jerome Hill had a little outdoor theater on the shore of the Mediterranean. Usually he brought over some musicians, like the Julliard Quartet. But in...