Jonas Mekas Movies
- 2009
The Signing
The Signing02009HD
MM Serra and Jonas Mekas sign a paper in 3D.
- 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life8.21986HD
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
- 2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis6.62007HD
In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...
- 2013
My Conversations on Film
My Conversations on Film3.22013HD
This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed. Jonas Mekas, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Robert...
- 2008
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Notes on an American Film Director at Work5.62008HD
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows his friend, film director Martin Scorsese, and his cast and crew, through various locations during the shooting of his...
- 2014
Halloween 1990
Halloween 199002014HD
Jonas Mekas films the Halloween festivities at Anthology Film Archives in 1990.
- 2016
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas02016HD
A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.
- 2006
Notes on Marie Menken
Notes on Marie Menken5.42006HD
A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.
- 1978
Four Shadows
Four Shadows71978HD
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...
- 1986
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank01986HD
Presents an intimate view of four decades of the Swiss-born artist Robert Frank who has had an extraordinary influence on contemporary photography...
- 2014
River of Fundament
River of Fundament6.22014HD
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In...
- 2022
Fragments of Paradise
Fragments of Paradise6.52022HD
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...
- 1966
Galaxie
Galaxie01966HD
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....
- 2007
365 Day Project
365 Day Project102007HD
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...
- 2016
EXPRMNTL
EXPRMNTL02016HD
Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second...
- 2021
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground6.8712021HD
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd...
- 1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol7.31990HD
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....
- 2019
Cinema and Sanctuary
Cinema and Sanctuary02019HD
The astonishing story of the first documentary film school in the USA—The Institute of Film Techniques at The City College of New York. This...
- 1981
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine5.61981HD
Adaptation of an avant-garde play about Rhoda, a hysterical heroine who feels oppressed by the people around her. She suffers through her birthday...
- 2009
Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days
Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days6.52009HD
Using his trademark flicker method, Ken Jacobs pays homage to the oldest type of color film, Kodachrome (whose production was discontinued in 2009)...