Jonas Mekas Movies

2006
The Monks of Cinema
The Monks of Cinema
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We came to the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar to present Jack Smith's film Flaming Creatures, although we were not included among the official guests....
2006
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...
2007
Monday April 16, 2007
Monday April 16, 2007
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John Zorn with his band at Anthology Film Archves performs COBRA, part one.
2006
Brakhage Crosses Central Park
Brakhage Crosses Central Park
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Clip from Walden.
2000
Requiem for a Manual Typewriter
Requiem for a Manual Typewriter
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A short lecture by Jonas Mekas
1992
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...
2006
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative
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From the diaries. This was filmed on July 1, 2004.
2005
Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch
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...
2017
From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac
From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac
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Video diary film by Jonas Mekas, premiered at the British Film Institute on December 5, 2017.
1979
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.
1990
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...
2013
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...
2006
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.
2006
The Destruction Quartet
The Destruction Quartet
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This was originally an art installation by Jonas Mekas which was later shown in a single-screen tetraptych.
1996
Celebrate Cinema 101
Celebrate Cinema 101
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This film project was made in 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the cinema.
1980
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.
1978
Four Shadows
Four Shadows
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Four four-minute image sections and four four-minute sound sections are linked in all combinations of the sound sections with each of the image...
2000
Autobiography of a Man Who Carried his Memory in his Eyes
Autobiography of a Man Who Carried his Memory in his Eyes
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Summary of the first fifty years Jonas Mekas spent in New York.
1995
Imperfect Three-Image Films
Imperfect Three-Image Films
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Imperfect 3-Image Films | EUA, 1995, 16 mm, pb-cor, 6' ... MOCAtv Presents 'In Focus' - Jonas Mekas - The Artist's Studio by MOCA 9,101 .
2011
First Class Flight
First Class Flight
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"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....