Jonas Mekas Movies
- 1970
When
When01970HD
A very rare film "manifesto" by Mekas made in 1968 in New York, in the activist spirit of positive revolutionary change; his source for inspiration...
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- 2003
Not in Our Name
Not in Our Name02003HD
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- 2009
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR92009HD
A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence. An immersion into the...
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- 1990
Mob of Angels: Baptism
Mob of Angels: Baptism01990HD
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...
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- 2007
Saturday Jan. 6
Saturday Jan. 602007HD
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- 2006
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan02006HD
This was filmed on August 18, 1972 at the house of Lee Radziwill in Montauk, Long Island. The film includes Elia Kazan, Barbara Loden, Peter Beard,...
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- 1967
Poem Posters
Poem Posters01967HD
... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William...
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- 1996
Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old
Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old01996HD
The real history of the cinema is the invisible history – history of friends getting together doing the thing the love – for us the...
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- 2002
Mysteries
Mysteries02002HD
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...
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- 2014
Halloween 1990
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Jonas Mekas films the Halloween festivities at Anthology Film Archives in 1990.
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- 1993
Jonas Mekas in Budapest
Jonas Mekas in Budapest01993HD
Experimental movie about Jonas Mekas spending time in Budapest.
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- 2006
End of the Millennium Espresso
End of the Millennium Espresso02006HD
This was taped on the last day of the 20th Century, while having my last espresso of the century at Cremcafe, Second Avenue. I talk about the 20th...
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- 2006
Cinémathèque Française
Cinémathèque Française02006HD
Jonas Mekas films the inside of the Cinematheque Française. Especially while running. Part of the cycle of the First 40.
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- 2006
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC02006HD
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...
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- 2006
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative02006HD
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,...
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- 2011
First Class Flight
First Class Flight02011HD
"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....
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- 2019
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party02019HD
"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs
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- 2006
Imperfect Film
Imperfect Film02006HD
This is a film made with outtakes from my other films and some found footage. It includes great found footage with monkeys. Sound: Auguste Varkalis...
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- 2012
Happy Easter Ride
Happy Easter Ride02012HD
Shortfilm in which Mekas follows a band on a boat ride on Easter Day.
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- 1991
Quartet Number One
Quartet Number One7.51991HD
Quartet Number One (1991) 8 min.
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