Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 2014
    My Birthday

    My Birthday

    My Birthday

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    Jonas Mekas talks about December 24th, his birthday.

    My Birthday
  • 1992
    The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regained

    The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regained

    The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regained

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    A video record of a mental and physical journey through 5,000 years of Egypt at the End of History; an attempt to reconnect with the Source, with...

    The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regained
  • 1980
    Robert Haller's Wedding

    Robert Haller's Wedding

    Robert Haller's Wedding

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    My wedding gift to Robert Haller and Amy Greenfield. The publishers of the Anthology Film Archives are very happy with the making this farce.

    Robert Haller's Wedding
  • 2015
    My Bolexes

    My Bolexes

    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...

    My Bolexes
  • 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
    Jonas

    Jonas

    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...

    Jonas
  • 2010
    Visionaries

    Visionaries

    Visionaries

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    Documentary on Jonas Mekas and the American avant-garde cinema, with several new interviews and appearances and over 100 excerpts and examples....

    Visionaries
  • 2002
    Notes in Lifestyle Margins

    Notes in Lifestyle Margins

    Notes in Lifestyle Margins

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    The film tells about the famous Lithuanian director Vytautas Žalakevičius. The film contains many excerpts from the director's films and...

    Notes in Lifestyle Margins
  • 1962
    Diane the Zebra Woman

    Diane the Zebra Woman

    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...

    Diane the Zebra Woman
  • 1966
    Report from Millbrook

    Report from Millbrook

    Report from Millbrook

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    An oblique documentary about the LSD group experiments of Timothy Leary, with off screen commentary of a participant and shots of Leary's house and...

    Report from Millbrook
  • 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)
  • 1997
    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece

    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece

    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece

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    This was filmed on November 1, 1997 at Anthology Film Archives during a tribute to Joseph Beuys. Nam June Paik destroys a piano.

    Nam June Paik's Piano Piece
  • 2007
    Monday Jan. 1, 2007

    Monday Jan. 1, 2007

    Monday Jan. 1, 2007

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    Jonas Mekas at Zebulon, a music bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, dedicating his 365 day series to Petrarca (1304-1374) the poet who wrote 365 poems to...

    Monday Jan. 1, 2007
  • 2007
    Sunday December 30, 2007

    Sunday December 30, 2007

    Sunday December 30, 2007

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    I close the 365 Day Project and announce the 1001 Nights Project ---HASTA LA VISTA! ---

    Sunday December 30, 2007
  • 2019
    Requiem

    Requiem

    Requiem

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

    Requiem
  • 1970
    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
  • 2009
    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

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    Using his trademark flicker method, Ken Jacobs pays homage to the oldest type of color film, Kodachrome (whose production was discontinued in 2009)...

    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days
  • 1983
    Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio

    Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio

    Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio

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    Made 1965 / 1983 With Kenneth King and Phoebe Neville. "Kenneth King's CUP/SAUCER/TWO DANCERS/RADIO (1964) is an essay in Pop Art style, in which all...

    Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio
  • 2006
    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí

    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí

    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí

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    This was filmed on January 24, 1964, during Prof. Oster's demonstration of moiré patterns. He is shown with Salvador Dalí.

    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí
  • 2015
    All About Bolex

    All About Bolex

    All About Bolex

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    "I developed a need to try to retain everything I was passing through, by means of my Bolex camera."

    All About Bolex