Search results for "Jonas Mekas"
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
IMDb: 8.1
288

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas “purely by chance”, without concern for chronological order.

Genre: Documentary
Report from Millbrook

Report from Millbrook

Report from Millbrook
IMDb: 6.9
11

Jonas Mekas documents Timothy Leary’s Millbrook estate in the wake of a police raid, juxtaposing serene images of the property with audio of officials justifying their actions. Blending diary footage…

Genre: Documentary
Notes for Jerome

Notes for Jerome

Notes for Jerome
IMDb: 6.5
45

During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. Adams Sitney. The…

Genre: Documentary
Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost
IMDb: 7.4
178

Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the struggle to build a new life in New York…

Genre: Documentary
Cassis

Cassis

Cassis
IMDb: 5.7
6

Filmed during a visit to Jerome Hill in Provence, Jonas Mekas sets his Bolex to capture a single day overlooking the port of Cassis. Shot frame by frame from morning…

Genre: Documentary
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
IMDb: 7.4
180

Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols. Blending…

Genre: Documentary
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
IMDb: N/A
36

Jonas Mekas’s intimate diary film spans 1963 to 1990, capturing Andy Warhol alongside friends and collaborators from the New York avant-garde. Featuring figures such as Allen Ginsberg, John Lennon, Yoko…

Genre: Documentary
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
IMDb: N/A
81

Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile. Blending personal memory with documentary…

Genre: Documentary
Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees
IMDb: N/A
85

Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth…

Genre: Drama
Hallelujah the Hills

Hallelujah the Hills

Hallelujah the Hills
IMDb: 6.2
88

Jack and Leo vie for the affections of Vera – who appears a little differently to each man – over the course of a series of energetic sketches, flashbacks and…

Genre: Comedy, Romance