Jonas Mekas Movies
- 1993
Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress
Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress01993HD
An historic event: Peter Kubelka gives a lecture at the Library of Congress.
- 2012
Reminiscences from Germany
Reminiscences from Germany02012HD
A narrative presented non-chronologically of Jonas Mekas's time in German forced labour camps and displaced person camps from 1944 to 1949, in which...
- 2006
To Barbara Rubin with Love
To Barbara Rubin with Love52006HD
This is a mini-portrait of one of the legendary figures of the 60s who should be credited for the discovery of the Velvet Underground, for saving Bob...
- 2014
Halloween 1990
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Jonas Mekas films the Halloween festivities at Anthology Film Archives in 1990.
- 2002
Jonas Keeps Shooting Around
Jonas Keeps Shooting Around52002HD
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...
- 2015
My Bolexes
My Bolexes02015HD
Jonas Mekas shows us the five Bolex cameras that he used to make all his films, 1950-2000. They also helped other filmmakers (Jack Smith, Gregory...
- 1999
Laboratorium Anthology
Laboratorium Anthology01999HD
Scenes from the life and work at Anthology Film Archives. Much of the footage in this video was shot by Auguste Varkalis.
- 2016
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas02016HD
A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.
- 2017
From the diaries of a cinema maniac
From the diaries of a cinema maniac02017HD
Scenes from the life and work of independent film-makers. Includes Douglas Gordon, Peter Hutton, Ken Jacobs, Alexander Kluge, Harmony Korine, Peter...
- 2006
Dalí Oster Newsreel
Dalí Oster Newsreel02006HD
This was filmed on January 24, 1964, during Prof. Oster’s demonstration of moiré patterns. He is shown with Salvador Dalí.
- 1972
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
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Elvis Presley performance at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City on Saturday June 10, 1972, the concert, and the subsequent album, were...
- 1970
When
When01970HD
A very rare film "manifesto" by Mekas made in 1968 in New York, in the activist spirit of positive revolutionary change; his source for inspiration...
- 1998
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 199801998HD
Patti Smith improvises a song.
- 2021
Back from New York
Back from New York02021HD
Two artists, whose work was constrained during the Soviet era, fled to New York. There, they met with their guru Jonas Mekas, the creator of...
- 2006
The Destruction Quartet
The Destruction Quartet02006HD
This was originally an art installation by Jonas Mekas which was later shown in a single-screen tetraptych.
- 2019
Jonas Towards Broadway
Jonas Towards Broadway02019HD
Short portrait of Jonas Mekas by filmmaker and veteran Jonas chronicler, Peter Sempel.
- 2019
3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)
3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)02019HD
A short portrait of Jonas Mekas by filmmaker and veteran Jonas chronicler Peter Sempel.
- 2002
Mysteries
Mysteries02002HD
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...
- 2006
Robert Frank Films
Robert Frank Films02006HD
Filmed during the shooting of the Sin of Jesus 1960, this film includes Robert Frank, Dick Bellamy, Mary Frank, and others.
- 2001
Elvis
Elvis02001HD
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...