Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 1996
    Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

    Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

    Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

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    A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas' trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.

    Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
  • 1990
    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

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    Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture....

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
  • 1993
    Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress

    Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress

    Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress

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    An historic event: Peter Kubelka gives a lecture at the Library of Congress.

    Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress
  • 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
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    102007HD

    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 1972
    Imagine

    Imagine

    Imagine

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    A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine'...

    Imagine
  • 1965
    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

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    The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light,...

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests
  • 2015
    Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abraham

    Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abraham

    Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abraham

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    Portrait of the architect Raimund Abraham.

    Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abraham
  • 2010
    42 One Dream Rush

    42 One Dream Rush

    42 One Dream Rush

    02010HD

    Collection of short films by various directors based on dreams, 42 seconds each. It was produced by the world's most awarded vodka "42 Below", known...

    42 One Dream Rush
  • 2013
    What Is Cinema?

    What Is Cinema?

    What Is Cinema?

    6.42013HD

    Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh,...

    What Is Cinema?
  • 1965
    Empire

    Empire

    Empire

    4.21965HD

    Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters...

    Empire
  • 2022
    Fragments of Paradise

    Fragments of Paradise

    Fragments of Paradise

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    For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his...

    Fragments of Paradise
  • 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)

    5.81992HD

    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)
  • 1965
    Dirt

    Dirt

    Dirt

    81965HD

    Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry.

    Dirt
  • 2019
    Self Discovery for Social Survival

    Self Discovery for Social Survival

    Self Discovery for Social Survival

    5.42019HD

    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
  • 2006
    To John With Love

    To John With Love

    To John With Love

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    This was filmed on October 9, 1972 in Syracuse, N.Y., on John Lennon's Birthday; during Lennon/Yoko Ono concert at Madison Square Garden, August 30,...

    To John With Love
  • 2019
    Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

    Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

    Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

    02019HD

    "My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs

    Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party
  • 2013
    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    7.52013HD

    An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
  • 1972
    Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden

    Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden

    Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden

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    Elvis Presley performance at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on Saturday June 10, 1972, the concert, and the subsequent album, were...

    Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
  • 1994
    Jonas in the Desert

    Jonas in the Desert

    Jonas in the Desert

    5.51994HD

    Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of...

    Jonas in the Desert