Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 1970
    Mozart & Elvis

    Mozart & Elvis

    Mozart & Elvis

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    This is footage of Elvis Presley's last performance in New York on June 9th, 1972. It is preceded by footage I shot in Vienna a few years earlier. It...

    Mozart & Elvis
  • 1970
    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
  • 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
  • 1973
    Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

    Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

    Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

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    During the 1970s I shot, helped to make, or commissioned about ten document films, mainly about film-makers. This film is one of them. It was made...

    Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”
  • 1999
    A Few Notes on Andy's Factory

    A Few Notes on Andy's Factory

    A Few Notes on Andy's Factory

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    The video traces the history of the Factory, describes the activities that took place in it, and the historical context. Actual locations are shown...

    A Few Notes on Andy's Factory
  • 2016
    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

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    A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas
  • 2001
    TO NEW YORK WITH LOVE - A Letter to Penny Arcade June 25, 2001

    TO NEW YORK WITH LOVE - A Letter to Penny Arcade June 25, 2001

    TO NEW YORK WITH LOVE - A Letter to Penny Arcade June 25, 2001

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    I made this video June 23, 2001, as a letter for my good friend Penny Arcade who some days earlier had asked me why I love New York. I truly love New...

    TO NEW YORK WITH LOVE - A Letter to Penny Arcade June 25, 2001
  • 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
  • 1999
    Letter to John from Jonas

    Letter to John from Jonas

    Letter to John from Jonas

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    Jonas Mekas' video letter to John Hanhardt, in which he declines an offer for Anthology to be taken on by the Guggenheim, insisting that they must...

    Letter to John from Jonas
  • 2007
    Saturday Jan. 6

    Saturday Jan. 6

    Saturday Jan. 6

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    Saturday Jan. 6
  • 1993
    Jonas Mekas in Budapest

    Jonas Mekas in Budapest

    Jonas Mekas in Budapest

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    Experimental movie about Jonas Mekas spending time in Budapest.

    Jonas Mekas in Budapest