Jonas Mekas Movies
- 1964
The Brig
The Brig6.61964HD
An ultra-realistic depiction of life in a Marine Corps brig (or jail) at a camp in Japan in 1957. Marine prisoners are awakened and put through work...
- 1995
Nico Icon
Nico Icon7.51995HD
A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to...
- 2012
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man6.52012HD
"A motion picture composed of brief diaristic scenes not used in completed films from the years 1960-2000; and self-referential video footage taped...
- 2009
It Came from Kuchar
It Came from Kuchar72009HD
It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaking twins, the Kuchar brothers. George and Mike...
- 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life8.21986HD
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
- 2011
Guest
Guest62011HD
Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What...
- 1966
Report from Millbrook
Report from Millbrook5.81966HD
An oblique documentary about the LSD group experiments of Timothy Leary, with off screen commentary of a participant and shots of Leary's house and...
- 1997
Happy Birthday to John
Happy Birthday to John4.81997HD
On October 9th, 1972 an exhibition of John Lennon/Yoko Ono's art, designed by the Master of the Fluxus movement, George Maciunas, opened at the...
- 1992
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)5.81992HD
The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between 1952 and 1978.
- 2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV6.8572023HD
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an...
- 2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis6.62007HD
In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...
- 1967
The Song of Italy
The Song of Italy5.31967HD
Part of the series of Travel Songs by Jonas Mekas.
- 1967
The Song of Avila
The Song of Avila6.41967HD
In 1966 I came up upon a book of Meher Baba, the Indian guru/scientist, in which he said that there are three great holy places in Europe: Avila,...
- 2006
Who Gets to Call It Art?
Who Gets to Call It Art?6.72006HD
Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York.
- 1970
The Song of Moscow
The Song of Moscow6.71970HD
Images of Moscow filmed in 1970 as part of Mekas's "Travel Songs" series.
- 1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen7.91974HD
Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.
- 2013
My Conversations on Film
My Conversations on Film3.22013HD
This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed. Jonas Mekas, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Robert...
- 2011
Sleepless Nights Stories
Sleepless Nights Stories5.72011HD
Director Jonas Mekas travels through New York nights, through apartments, studios, backstage rooms, galleries, bars, and clubs. Encountering old...
- 2010
WTC Haikus
WTC Haikus7.92010HD
Mekas lived in SoHo for a long time, and the towers naturally kept popping up: when he would film his friends on the street, hippie happenings on...
- 1967
The Song of Assisi
The Song of Assisi5.81967HD
In 1967, I decided to visit Avila where I had an enlightening experience.