Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 2014
    A Cardinal

    A Cardinal

    A Cardinal

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    A Cardinal
  • 2007
    Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

    Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

    Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

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    The film documents an encounter at 202 Blvd Saint-Germain, in a cafe underneath Apollinaire's last place of residence. Jean-Jacques Lebel gives Jonas...

    Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007
  • 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
  • 1978
    In Between

    In Between

    In Between

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    Footage from 1964-1968 that did not find its way into the Walden reels is joined in this classic period piece. Mostly centered in New York, it also...

    In Between
  • 2015
    Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

    Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

    Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

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    This documentary cracks open the meticulously constructed façade of Andy Warhol, exposing the complex figure behind the soup cans and...

    Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet
  • 2006
    Elia Kazan

    Elia Kazan

    Elia Kazan

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    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,...

    Elia Kazan
  • 2018
    Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

    Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

    Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

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    The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. Its orgy scenes, double...

    Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
  • 2000
    Requiem for a Manual Typewriter

    Requiem for a Manual Typewriter

    Requiem for a Manual Typewriter

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    A short lecture by Jonas Mekas

    Requiem for a Manual Typewriter
  • 2010
    Visionaries

    Visionaries

    Visionaries

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    Documentary on Jonas Mekas and the American avant-garde cinema, with several new interviews and appearances and over 100 excerpts and examples....

    Visionaries
  • 1979
    ORG

    ORG

    ORG

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    Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most...

    ORG
  • 1996
    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

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    Jonas, Birgit and Anja are leaving for the Brooklyn Bridge. By taxi, buying beer, drinking in the street, joking, running, dancing on the bridge. It...

    Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    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
  • 2011
    My Paris Movie

    My Paris Movie

    My Paris Movie

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    For some time I had been thinking about doing something with my Paris footage, of which I have many many hours. So [curator Danièle...

    My Paris Movie
  • 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
  • 2002
    Mysteries

    Mysteries

    Mysteries

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    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...

    Mysteries
  • 2011
    Keep Singing

    Keep Singing

    Keep Singing

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    "Occasionally I join my music friends Dalius Naujo and Kenny Wollesen at Zebulon, a French music bistro in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They are great...

    Keep Singing
  • 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
  • 1968
    Jonas

    Jonas

    Jonas

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    A verité portrait of Jonas Mekas making his daily rounds, JONAS shows us the underground impresario attending a peace rally, filming in...

    Jonas
  • 1966
    The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966

    The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966

    The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966

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    The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, at the Delmonico Hotel, New York, January 14,...

    The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
  • 2006
    Cinémathèque Française

    Cinémathèque Française

    Cinémathèque Française

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    Jonas Mekas films the inside of the Cinematheque Française. Especially while running. Part of the cycle of the First 40.

    Cinémathèque Française