Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 1970
    Bed-In: John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    Bed-In: John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    Bed-In: John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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    In May 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono held their famous Bed-In For Peace event. It was attended by many of their close friends, including Timothy...

    Bed-In: John Lennon & Yoko Ono
  • 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
  • 2019
    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

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    A film tribute to the inspirational Jonas Mekas.

    Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas
  • 2002
    Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

    Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

    Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

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    A short portrait of Jonas Mekas on the occasion of his 2002 retrospective in Paris (for his 80th birthday). Through film clips and interviews, Mekas...

    Jonas Keeps Shooting Around
  • 2007
    Monday April 16, 2007

    Monday April 16, 2007

    Monday April 16, 2007

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    John Zorn with his band at Anthology Film Archves performs COBRA, part one.

    Monday April 16, 2007
  • 2002
    Mysteries

    Mysteries

    Mysteries

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    A document of a Living Theater performance in Cassis, France, this piece was filmed in 1966 but only edited and released in 2002, with a newly...

    Mysteries
  • 2017
    From the diaries of a cinema maniac

    From the diaries of a cinema maniac

    From the diaries of a cinema maniac

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    Scenes from the life and work of independent film-makers. Includes Douglas Gordon, Peter Hutton, Ken Jacobs, Alexander Kluge, Harmony Korine, Peter...

    From the diaries of a cinema maniac
  • 1995
    On My Way to Fujiyama I met..

    On My Way to Fujiyama I met..

    On My Way to Fujiyama I met..

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    Images from two trips to Japan, 1983 and 1991. With music – percussion – by Dalius Naujokaitis. A song, or maybe a duet between images...

    On My Way to Fujiyama I met..
  • 1998
    My Country is Cinema

    My Country is Cinema

    My Country is Cinema

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    A portrait of Jonas Mekas.

    My Country is Cinema
  • 2006
    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí

    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí

    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí

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    This was filmed on January 24, 1964, during Prof. Oster's demonstration of moiré patterns. He is shown with Salvador Dalí.

    Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí
  • 1980
    J. Mekas

    J. Mekas

    J. Mekas

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    In 1977, Robertas Verba followed Jonas Mekas in Lithuania, his second trip there after he left the country in 1944.

    J. Mekas
  • 2010
    Orchard Street

    Orchard Street

    Orchard Street

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    Footage of Orchard Street from 1953 and 1975, put together for an opening of James Fuentes Gallery in 2010 on Delancey Street. You see the commercial...

    Orchard Street
  • 2017
    From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac

    From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac

    From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac

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    Video diary film by Jonas Mekas, premiered at the British Film Institute on December 5, 2017.

    From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac
  • 2007
    Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two

    Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two

    Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two

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    Part Two of John Zorn's COBRA (see April 16 for Part One).

    Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two
  • 2003
    Not in Our Name

    Not in Our Name

    Not in Our Name

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    Not in Our Name
  • 2005
    Notes on Utopia

    Notes on Utopia

    Notes on Utopia

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    Four-part video made in 2003 and 2004. The first two parts were presented at the Venice Biennale of 2003 as part of the Utopia Station project. An...

    Notes on Utopia
  • 2007
    Sunday December 30, 2007

    Sunday December 30, 2007

    Sunday December 30, 2007

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    I close the 365 Day Project and announce the 1001 Nights Project ---HASTA LA VISTA! ---

    Sunday December 30, 2007
  • 2015
    A Report from Venice

    A Report from Venice

    A Report from Venice

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    Opening of the Internet Saga Pavilion. At Palazzo Foscari Contarini, Venice. May 6 and 7, 2015.

    A Report from Venice
  • 1967
    Notes on the Circus

    Notes on the Circus

    Notes on the Circus

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    The short film is a montage of sped up clips of The Ringling Brothers Circus in action set to a musical track. The film is separated into four...

    Notes on the Circus
  • 2006
    Carl Dreyer

    Carl Dreyer

    Carl Dreyer

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    I made this little film portrait of Dreyer on the 17th of September 1965, in New York. He said he was very interested in what I was trying to do in...

    Carl Dreyer