Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 1990
    A Walk

    A Walk

    A Walk

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    Filmed on Dec. 15, 1990. On a rainy day, I have a walk through the early Soho. I begin my walk on 80 Wooster Street and continue towards the...

    A Walk
  • 1971
    Up Your Legs Forever

    Up Your Legs Forever

    Up Your Legs Forever

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    The film consists of continuous panning shots up a series of 367 human legs.

    Up Your Legs Forever
  • 1966
    Shooting Guns

    Shooting Guns

    Shooting Guns

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    Shot in 1960 on the set of Jonas Mekas' 'Guns of the Trees'. Dedicated to Ron Rice.

    Shooting Guns
  • 2010
    Orchard Street

    Orchard Street

    Orchard Street

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    Footage of Orchard Street from 1953 and 1975, put together for an opening of James Fuentes Gallery in 2010 on Delancey Street. You see the commercial...

    Orchard Street
  • 1963
    Hallelujah the Hills

    Hallelujah the Hills

    Hallelujah the Hills

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    Jack and Leo vie for the affections of Vera – who appears a little differently to each man – over the course of a series of energetic...

    Hallelujah the Hills
  • 2019
    Requiem

    Requiem

    Requiem

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    A meditative tribute to Verdi’s masterpiece and an homage to beloved filmmaker Jonas Mekas.

    Requiem
  • 2006
    Salvador Dalí at Work

    Salvador Dalí at Work

    Salvador Dalí at Work

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    Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows the surrealist artist around the streets of New York documenting staged public art events.

    Salvador Dalí at Work
  • 2017
    Crickets

    Crickets

    Crickets

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    Crickets
  • 2003
    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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    Filmed in 1950 soon after Jonas Mekas arrived in New York, this short documents everyday life in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was the first film he...

    Williamsburg, Brooklyn
  • 1980
    J. Mekas

    J. Mekas

    J. Mekas

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    In 1977, Robertas Verba followed Jonas Mekas in Lithuania, his second trip there after he left the country in 1944.

    J. Mekas
  • 2006
    Andy at Work

    Andy at Work

    Andy at Work

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    Andy Warhol at the Village Gate, June 7, 1966. Andy videotaping John Kennedy Jr. and Anthony Radziwill at Andy's estate, 1971, in Montauk, Long...

    Andy at Work
  • 1967
    Hare Krishna

    Hare Krishna

    Hare Krishna

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    Jonas Mekas captures an afternoon in New York as a Hare Krishna group fills the streets with chanting and song. Filmed with his characteristic...

    Hare Krishna
  • 2020
    Tiny Tim: King for a Day

    Tiny Tim: King for a Day

    Tiny Tim: King for a Day

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    The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and...

    Tiny Tim: King for a Day
  • 1978
    Cinématon

    Cinématon

    Cinématon

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    Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011....

    Cinématon
  • 1970
    Viva Jonas!

    Viva Jonas!

    Viva Jonas!

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    A tiny part of our (homonymous) homage for the minors master.

    Viva Jonas!
  • 2022
    Fragments of Paradise

    Fragments of Paradise

    Fragments of Paradise

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    For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his...

    Fragments of Paradise
  • 1991
    Just Visiting This Planet

    Just Visiting This Planet

    Just Visiting This Planet

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    Peter Sempel's masterful poetic film tribute to butoh performer Kazuo Ohno.

    Just Visiting This Planet
  • 2011
    3.11 A Sense of Home Films

    3.11 A Sense of Home Films

    3.11 A Sense of Home Films

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    In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.

    3.11 A Sense of Home Films
  • 1997
    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

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    Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996....

    Birth of a Nation
  • 1990
    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

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    Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture....

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol