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Jonas Mekas Filmography

Poster of What Is Cinema?

What Is Cinema? (2013)

"What is Cinema?" embarks on an evocative exploration of the cinematic realm, probing its past,...

Poster of Film, the Living Record of Our Memory

Film, the Living Record of Our Memory (2022)

Peering into the captivating world of film preservation, the documentary "Film, the Living Record of...

Poster of Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)

In 1963, New York City bore witness to the explosive arrival of an unheralded creative...

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A Letter from Greenpoint (2004)

In the frigid winter of 2003, the captivating tale of legendary filmmaker Jonas Mekas unfolds...

Poster of The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (2021)

The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the...

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

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

Director Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature...

Poster of Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)

A film diary divided into three episodes. In the first part Jonas Mekas tells about...

Poster of Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)

Artist-writer-poet-filmmaker Jonas Mekas documents his early years building a life and discovering an arts community...

Poster of Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)

A chronogical about life including self, family, friend, couple and idol in 6 reels

Poster of Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees (1961)

A depressed woman, Barbara, is on the verge of suicide while a man she meets...

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Notes on Marie Menken (2006)

A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

Poster of George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus (2018)

Documentary feature length film/video portrait of George Maciunas, the founder of the avant-garde art movement...

Poster of Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections (1990)

The pioneer of the American diary film presents footage of his avant garde colleague shot...

Poster of Invocation: Maya Deren

Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)

An authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering...

Poster of Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna (1967)

Jonas Mekas's freewheeling camerawork leaves itself open to the possibility of a second Great Awakening...

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Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992)

The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between...

Poster of Hallelujah the Hills

Hallelujah the Hills (1963)

After courting a woman called Vera for seven years, friends Jack and Leo decide to...

Poster of Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days (2009)

Using his trademark flicker method, Ken Jacobs pays homage to the oldest brand of color...