Jonas Mekas Movies
- 1992
Award
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A behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the trophy and the poisons that taint an otherwise jubilant jamboree.
- 2004
A Letter from Greenpoint
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In February 2004, after 30 years of my life in SoHo, I made a decision to leave SoHo and move to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This video is about what it...
- 2009
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
Cinémathèque Française
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Jonas Mekas films the inside of the Cinematheque Française. Especially while running. Part of the cycle of the First 40.
- 2011
Mt. 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...
- 1968
Jonas
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A verité portrait of Jonas Mekas making his daily rounds, JONAS shows us the underground impresario attending a peace rally, filming in...
- 2021
Back from New York
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Two artists, whose work was constrained during the Soviet era, fled to New York. There, they met with their guru Jonas Mekas, the creator of...
- 2000
Silence, Please
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"Made for a billboard project in Luxembourg, a project that never became reality, this video is an exercise in silence and sound." - Jonas Mekas
- 2012
Maya Deren, Take Zero
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This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...
- 1996
Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old
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The real history of the cinema is the invisible history – history of friends getting together doing the thing the love – for us the...
- 1992
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.
- 2006
Robert Frank Films
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Filmed during the shooting of the Sin of Jesus 1960, this film includes Robert Frank, Dick Bellamy, Mary Frank, and others.
- 2007
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.
- 1962
Diane the Zebra Woman
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Diane the Zebra Woman follows four women’s misadventures through the streets of New York City in 1962. All played by Flame Schon, the...
- 2015
My Bolexes
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Jonas Mekas shows us the five Bolex cameras that he used to make all his films, 1950-2000. They also helped other filmmakers (Jack Smith, Gregory...
- 1990
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...
- 2003
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Shot in 1950 upon arriving in America, Mekas did not edit and present the footage until 2003 making this both his first and last film shot on 16mm.
- 2005
Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch
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A casual, personal portrait of Hermann Nitsch, made with footage I took over the many years of our friendship. Footage includes early performances in...
- 1999
A Few Notes on Andy's Factory
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The video traces the history of the Factory, describes the activities that took place in it, and the historical context. Actual locations are shown...
- 2006
A Visit to Stan Brakhage
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In late 1966 I visited Stan Brakhage in Rollinsville, Colorado. This is a portrait of Stan at home, with his family, his animals, and the...