Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 1964
    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

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    In 1964 Film Culture magazine chose Andy Warhol for its annual Independent Film award. The plan was to show some of Andy's films and have Andy come...

    Award Presentation to Andy Warhol
  • 1998
    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

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    Jonas Mekas came to Paris in October 1997 for the video release of his film Walden. I filmed the event and its twists and turns at the...

    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97
  • 2012
    Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

    Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

    Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

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    An autobiographical diary film assembled from unused footage shot between 1960 and 2000, interwoven with reflections, music, and glimpses of family,...

    Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man
  • 1993
    Jonas Mekas in Budapest

    Jonas Mekas in Budapest

    Jonas Mekas in Budapest

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    Experimental movie about Jonas Mekas spending time in Budapest.

    Jonas Mekas in Budapest
  • 1992
    Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)

    Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)

    Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)

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    The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between 1952 and 1978.

    Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)
  • 2007
    Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinha

    Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinha

    Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinha

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    Pedro, at Nick Cave's favorite caipirinha bar in São Paolo, gives a lesson in how to prepare the classic Brazilian drink.

    Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinha
  • 2016
    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

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    A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas
  • 1976
    Lost, Lost, Lost

    Lost, Lost, Lost

    Lost, Lost, Lost

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    Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the...

    Lost, Lost, Lost
  • 1967
    The Song of Assisi

    The Song of Assisi

    The Song of Assisi

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    Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s visit to Assisi in 1967, this short documents his time in the city known for its spiritual associations. The...

    The Song of Assisi
  • 2006
    The Monks of Cinema

    The Monks of Cinema

    The Monks of Cinema

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    We came to the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar to present Jack Smith's film Flaming Creatures, although we were not included among the official guests....

    The Monks of Cinema
  • 1996
    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

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    Jonas, Birgit and Anja are leaving for the Brooklyn Bridge. By taxi, buying beer, drinking in the street, joking, running, dancing on the bridge. It...

    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October
  • 2010
    WTC Haikus

    WTC Haikus

    WTC Haikus

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    A lyrical diary film composed of fleeting images of the World Trade Center, filmed over decades as the towers appeared in Jonas Mekas’s...

    WTC Haikus
  • 2019
    Elegy for J.M.

    Elegy for J.M.

    Elegy for J.M.

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    Created by Anthology’s Archivist John Klacsmann, the visual track of Elegy for J.M. is the result of an encoding malfunction while preparing a...

    Elegy for J.M.
  • 2011
    Mont Ventoux

    Mont Ventoux

    Mont Ventoux

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    I am in Provence near Mt. Ventoux. I remember the poet Petrarca walking on Mt. Ventoux and carrying with him a volume of St. Augustine’s...

    Mont Ventoux
  • 1969
    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

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    Jonas Mekas zoomed in from a completely different angle for his Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel. This fake interview with ‘Lapland’s...

    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel
  • 1966
    The Love Merchant

    The Love Merchant

    The Love Merchant

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    Biker Click procures lovely willing young women for decadent millionaire playboy Kendall Harvey III. Kendall sets his sights on Peggy Johns as his...

    The Love Merchant
  • 1990
    Mob of Angels: Baptism

    Mob of Angels: Baptism

    Mob of Angels: Baptism

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    One hour with a women's drumming group led by Layne Redmond, who has devoted her life to reviving the ancient Mediterranean tradition of women's...

    Mob of Angels: Baptism
  • 1968
    A Matter of Baobab

    A Matter of Baobab

    A Matter of Baobab

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    International Cast of Actors: Jonas Mekas, from Lithuania, poet and film-maker; Louis Brigante, from Madagascar, poet and publisher; Storm De Hirsch,...

    A Matter of Baobab
  • 2002
    Mysteries

    Mysteries

    Mysteries

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    A document of a Living Theater performance in Cassis, France, this piece was filmed in 1966 but only edited and released in 2002, with a newly...

    Mysteries
  • 1965
    Jonas in the Brig

    Jonas in the Brig

    Jonas in the Brig

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    A newsreel of Jonas Mekas shooting his filmed version of The Brig on the set of the Living Theatre production.

    Jonas in the Brig