Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 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
  • 1966
    The Love Merchant

    The Love Merchant

    The Love Merchant

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    Biker Click procures lovely willing young women for decadent millionaire playboy Kendall Harvey III. Kendall sets his sights on Peggy Johns as his...

    The Love Merchant
  • 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
  • 1998
    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

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    Jonas Mekas came to Paris in October 1997 for the video release of his film Walden. I filmed the event and its twists and turns at the...

    Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97
  • 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
  • 2009
    Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR

    Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR

    Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR

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    A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence. An immersion into the...

    Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR
  • 1969
    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

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    Jonas Mekas zoomed in from a completely different angle for his Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel. This fake interview with ‘Lapland’s...

    Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel
  • 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
  • 2017
    From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac

    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.

    From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac
  • 1968
    A Matter of Baobab

    A Matter of Baobab

    A Matter of Baobab

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    International Cast of Actors: Jonas Mekas, from Lithuania, poet and film-maker; Louis Brigante, from Madagascar, poet and publisher; Storm De Hirsch,...

    A Matter of Baobab
  • 2006
    Brakhage Crosses Central Park

    Brakhage Crosses Central Park

    Brakhage Crosses Central Park

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    Clip from Walden.

    Brakhage Crosses Central Park
  • 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
  • 2010
    WTC Haikus

    WTC Haikus

    WTC Haikus

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    A lyrical diary film composed of fleeting images of the World Trade Center, filmed over decades as the towers appeared in Jonas Mekas’s...

    WTC Haikus
  • 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)

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    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)
  • 2003
    A Visit To Hans Richter

    A Visit To Hans Richter

    A Visit To Hans Richter

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    This piece had its world premiere as the opening film of the Hans Richter Tribute at Cinema Arsenal in the summer of 2003. The nine minutes of film...

    A Visit To Hans Richter
  • 2006
    The Monks of Cinema

    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....

    The Monks of Cinema
  • 2000
    Silence, Please

    Silence, Please

    Silence, Please

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    "Made for a billboard project in Luxembourg, a project that never became reality, this video is an exercise in silence and sound." - Jonas Mekas

    Silence, Please
  • 2016
    Memories of Jerome Hiler

    Memories of Jerome Hiler

    Memories of Jerome Hiler

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    Projecting films at the Film-Makers' Cinematheque on Bruce Conner, Andy Warhol and Harry Smith

    Memories of Jerome Hiler
  • 2006
    Fluxus on the Hudson

    Fluxus on the Hudson

    Fluxus on the Hudson

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    George Maciunas arranged a boat trip up the Hudson River on July 7, 1971. Many of the Fluxus friends joined the trip including Yoko Ono, John Lennon,...

    Fluxus on the Hudson
  • 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