Jonas Mekas Movies
- 2018
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus72018HD
In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus. George details the rise of Fluxus...
- 2014
My Birthday
My Birthday62014HD
Jonas Mekas talks about December 24th, his birthday.
- 2015
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol52015HD
Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.
- 2012
Maya Deren, Take Zero
Maya Deren, Take Zero52012HD
This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...
- 2006
Brakhage Crosses Central Park
Brakhage Crosses Central Park42006HD
Clip from Walden.
- 2010
Visionaries
Visionaries62010HD
Documentary on Jonas Mekas and the American avant-garde cinema, with several new interviews and appearances and over 100 excerpts and examples....
- 2007
365 Day Project
365 Day Project102007HD
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...
- 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...
- 2009
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR92009HD
A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence. An immersion into the...
- 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, 200162001HD
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...
- 1966
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 196631966HD
The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, at the Delmonico Hotel, New York, January 14,...
- 1967
For Life, Against the War
For Life, Against the War61967HD
First shown on January 30, 1967, FOR LIFE AGAINST THE WAR was an open-call, collective statement from American independent filmmakers disparate in...
- 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...
- 2005
The Definition of Insanity
The Definition of Insanity102005HD
Co-director Robert Margolis stars as Robert, an actor who may or may not be himself in this intense and often hilarious film about acting, aging and...
- 1962
Senseless
Senseless01962HD
"Consisting of a poetic stream of razor-sharp images, the overt content of SENSELESS portrays ecstatic travelers going to pot over the fantasies and...
- 1962
Diane the Zebra Woman
Diane the Zebra Woman91962HD
Diane the Zebra Woman follows four women’s misadventures through the streets of New York City in 1962. All played by Flame Schon, the...
- 1965
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol71965HD
In 1964 Film Culture magazine chose Andy Warhol for its annual Independent Film award. The plan was to show some of Andy's films and have Andy come...
- 1972
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden101972HD
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...
- 1996
Michael Snow Up Close
Michael Snow Up Close61996HD
MICHAEL SNOW UP CLOSE was produced on the occasion of The Michael Snow Project, a major, career-spanning, multi-venue retrospective of the artist....
- 2022
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages02022HD
This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system...