Jonas Mekas

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Tiny Tim: King for a Day
6.8

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale – and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy ...
The Velvet Underground
7.3

The Velvet Underground

Experience the iconic rock band’s legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by ...
Lost, Lost, Lost
7.3

Lost, Lost, Lost

Sep. 14, 1976

Lost, Lost, Lost

Jonas Mekas adjusts to a life in exile in New York in his autobiographical film, shot between 1949 and 1963.
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
7.6

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas’ trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6.9

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

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 ...
Fragments of Paradise
7.5

Fragments of Paradise

Aug. 31, 2022

Fragments of Paradise

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the “godfather” of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to ...
Beyond the Bolex
8.4

Beyond the Bolex

Nov. 08, 2018

Beyond the Bolex

Filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading photos, technical drawings and boxes of documents ...
What Is Cinema?
6.1

What Is Cinema?

Sep. 06, 2013

What Is Cinema?

Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike ...
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man
7.9

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

“A motion picture composed of brief diaristic scenes not used in completed films from the years 1960-2000; and self-referential video ...
Notes for Jerome
6.4

Notes for Jerome

Jul. 03, 1978

Notes for Jerome

During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. ...