Jonas Mekas Filmography
What Is Cinema? (2013)
- 80 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes)
- Documentary
- 6.1/10 (392 votes)
"What is Cinema?" embarks on an evocative exploration of the cinematic realm, probing its past,...
Film, the Living Record of Our Memory (2022)
- 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Documentary
- 7.8/10 (254 votes)
Peering into the captivating world of film preservation, the documentary "Film, the Living Record of...
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)
- 78 minutes (1 hour 18 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.2/10 (84 votes)
In 1963, New York City bore witness to the explosive arrival of an unheralded creative...
A Letter from Greenpoint (2004)
- 80 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes)
- Documentary, Drama
- 6.4/10 (71 votes)
In the frigid winter of 2003, the captivating tale of legendary filmmaker Jonas Mekas unfolds...
The Velvet Underground (2021)
- 121 minutes (2 hours 1 minute)
- Documentary, Music
- 7.3/10 (5347 votes)
The Velvet Underground explores the multiple threads that converged to bring together one of the...
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
- 285 minutes (4 hours 45 minutes)
- Documentary
- 8.2/10 (1465 votes)
Director Jonas Mekas provides an intimate glimpse of his personal life by constructing a feature...
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
- 81 minutes (1 hour 21 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.6/10 (1252 votes)
A film diary divided into three episodes. In the first part Jonas Mekas tells about...
Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
- 178 minutes (2 hours 58 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.4/10 (563 votes)
Artist-writer-poet-filmmaker Jonas Mekas documents his early years building a life and discovering an arts community...
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
- 180 minutes (3 hours)
- Documentary
- 7.4/10 (789 votes)
A chronogical about life including self, family, friend, couple and idol in 6 reels
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
- 110 minutes (1 hour 50 minutes)
- Documentary
- 6.8/10 (214 votes)
Guns of the Trees (1961)
- 85 minutes (1 hour 25 minutes)
- Drama
- 7.0/10 (373 votes)
A depressed woman, Barbara, is on the verge of suicide while a man she meets...
Notes on Marie Menken (2006)
- 97 minutes (1 hour 37 minutes)
- Documentary
- 7.1/10 (52 votes)
A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus (2018)
- 121 minutes (2 hours 1 minute)
- Documentary
- 8.5/10 (39 votes)
Documentary feature length film/video portrait of George Maciunas, the founder of the avant-garde art movement...
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections (1990)
- 36 minutes
- Documentary
- 6.9/10 (427 votes)
The pioneer of the American diary film presents footage of his avant garde colleague shot...
Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)
- 53 minutes
- Documentary
- 6.0/10 (32 votes)
An authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering...
Hare Krishna (1967)
- 4 minutes
- Documentary, Music
- 6.4/10 (152 votes)
Jonas Mekas's freewheeling camerawork leaves itself open to the possibility of a second Great Awakening...
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992)
- 35 minutes
- Documentary
- 6.8/10 (193 votes)
The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between...