Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 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
  • 2019
    Self Discovery for Social Survival

    Self Discovery for Social Survival

    Self Discovery for Social Survival

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    Self Discovery for Social Survival is a collaborative surf and music film produced by Brooklyn based record label, Mexican Summer and Pilgrim Surf +...

    Self Discovery for Social Survival
  • 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
  • 1969
    Filmmakers

    Filmmakers

    Filmmakers

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    Iimura creates a short self-portrait as well as brief portraits of five of his peers: Brakhage, Vanderbeek, Smith, Mekas and Warhol. In each...

    Filmmakers
  • 2006
    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

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    Friends and colleagues (including Yoko Ono and Merce Cunningham) of Nam June Paik share their thoughts about the groundbreaking multimedia artist in...

    Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2025
    A Mixtape for Stom

    A Mixtape for Stom

    A Mixtape for Stom

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    "A Mixtape for Stom" is an intimate documentary portrait of Japanese experimental filmmaker Stom Sogo (1975–2012), whose frenetic Super-8mm...

    A Mixtape for Stom
  • 2017
    I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

    I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

    I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

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    In his latest film, Mekas shares what he describes as “a valentine to Yoko Ono,” done in his signature diaristic style. Mixing the...

    I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
  • 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
  • 2014
    Flowers

    Flowers

    Flowers

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    Flowers
  • 2016
    On the Holy Spirit

    On the Holy Spirit

    On the Holy Spirit

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    Alexander Kluge - October 22 2016

    On the Holy Spirit
  • 2006
    Taping for As I was Moving Ahead…

    Taping for As I was Moving Ahead…

    Taping for As I was Moving Ahead…

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    As I was preparing the soundtrack from my film As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, I was video-taping myself doing it....

    Taping for As I was Moving Ahead…
  • 2019
    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

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    A film tribute to the inspirational Jonas Mekas.

    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas
  • 1974
    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

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    Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
  • 2019
    3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

    3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

    3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

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    A short portrait of Jonas Mekas by filmmaker and veteran Jonas chronicler Peter Sempel.

    3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)
  • 1986
    Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

    Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

    Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

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    Presents an intimate view of four decades of the Swiss-born artist Robert Frank who has had an extraordinary influence on contemporary photography...

    Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank
  • 1970
    Viva Jonas!

    Viva Jonas!

    Viva Jonas!

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

    Viva Jonas!
  • 2006
    A Visit to Timothy Leary

    A Visit to Timothy Leary

    A Visit to Timothy Leary

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    This was filmed July 1-4, 1965 in Millbrook, at the estate of Timothy Leary. It is with Baba Ramdass and house guests. Sound: me talking about...

    A Visit to Timothy Leary
  • 1971
    Journey to Lithuania

    Journey to Lithuania

    Journey to Lithuania

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    During the trip back to Lithuania, Jonas Mekas made Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania, Adolfas Mekas made Going Home, while Pola Chapelle,...

    Journey to Lithuania