Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 2006
    Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues

    Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues

    Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues

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    This was taped in March 1990 at my 491 Broadway place. It is with Allen Ginsberg, Gozo Yashimasu, Leo Adams, others. From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I...

    Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues
  • 1967
    The Song of Italy

    The Song of Italy

    The Song of Italy

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    Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s travels through Italy in 1967, this short captures scenes from the country’s cities and countryside. The...

    The Song of Italy
  • 2022
    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

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    This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system...

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2016
    I Had Nowhere to Go

    I Had Nowhere to Go

    I Had Nowhere to Go

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    I Had Nowhere To Go is based on Jonas Mekas’s diary. It’s been over 70 years since he left his village in Lithuania to escape Nazi...

    I Had Nowhere to Go
  • 2014
    Have A Good Day!

    Have A Good Day!

    Have A Good Day!

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    On January 17th, downtown New york at PROTOTYPE Festival, I attended N.Y. premiere of a Lithuanian opera

    Have A Good Day!
  • 1979
    Paradise Not Yet Lost

    Paradise Not Yet Lost

    Paradise Not Yet Lost

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    The film is arranged in six chronologically-ordered parts, each filmed in a different location during Oona's third year.

    Paradise Not Yet Lost
  • 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
  • 2015
    A Report from Venice

    A Report from Venice

    A Report from Venice

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    Opening of the Internet Saga Pavilion. At Palazzo Foscari Contarini, Venice. May 6 and 7, 2015.

    A Report from Venice
  • 2013
    Jonas in the Jungle

    Jonas in the Jungle

    Jonas in the Jungle

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    An essayistic film journey with Jonas Mekas, the living legend of avant-garde cinema—who, at 90 years old, still dances and sings, wiry and...

    Jonas in the Jungle
  • 2003
    Axiom of Choice

    Axiom of Choice

    Axiom of Choice

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    Evoking the physiognomy of a Rembrandt portrait, Axiom of Choice depicts Jonas Mekas and his son Sebastian, their heads rotating in radiant...

    Axiom of Choice
  • 1984
    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

    Persistence of Vision

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    A short documentary profile of the Anthology Film Archives, shot on the eve of the move to the historic 2nd Avenue Courthouse. Staff and patrons are...

    Persistence of Vision
  • 1995
    Memories of Frankenstein

    Memories of Frankenstein

    Memories of Frankenstein

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    Jerome Hill had a little outdoor theater on the shore of the Mediterranean. Usually he brought over some musicians, like the Julliard Quartet. But in...

    Memories of Frankenstein
  • 2015
    A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

    A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

    A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

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    Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.

    A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
  • 1981
    The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

    The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

    The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

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    “New York plays itself, as Taylor Mead and Winifred Bryan regale in pas de deux among the trashcans and the towers. The Studiedly Goofy and the...

    The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
  • 1983
    Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from

    Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers"

    Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers"

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    In 1963, a magazine called Show commissioned me to make a promotion film for them. I conceived the film as a film periodical devoted to the arts. I...

    Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from
  • 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
  • 1998
    My Country is Cinema

    My Country is Cinema

    My Country is Cinema

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    A portrait of Jonas Mekas.

    My Country is Cinema