Jonas Mekas Movie Trailers
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Poem Posters Trailer (1967)
19 May 1967
... with real-life portraits of Jayne Mansfield, Frak O'Hara, Ruth Ford, Ned Rorem, Virgil Thomson, Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, William Burroughs, Andy Warhol, Rudy Gernreich, Jonas Mekas and others.
Andy Warhol Screen Tests Trailer (1965)
28 November 1965
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second.
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Trailer (2007)
11 April 2007
In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist.
Halloween 1990 Trailer (2014)
01 January 2014
Jonas Mekas films the Halloween festivities at Anthology Film Archives in 1990.
My Conversations on Film Trailer (2013)
13 October 2013
This distinctly personal journey into the artistic possibilities of independent film is not to be missed.
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
Documentary on Andy Warhol's cinema of the sixties, made for Channel 4 in association with The Factory, MOMA and the Whitney Museum of Art and in collaboration with Simon Field.
New York Conversations Trailer (2010)
21 September 2010
New York Conversations is a documentary made of varied conversations revolving around cinema in New York.
Award Trailer (1992)
01 January 1992
A behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the trophy and the poisons that taint an otherwise jubilant jamboree.
Lavender Trailer (2010)
01 June 2010
A wholesome moment: Jonas Mekas, MM Serra, Ken Jacobs, and Flo Jacobs take lavender from a stranger's bush.
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas Trailer (2016)
29 May 2016
A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.
Meet The Kuchar Brothers Trailer (2006)
01 January 2006
Provides a rare glimpse into the world of George and Mike Kuchar, underground filmmaking brothers from the Bronx.
Four Shadows Trailer (1978)
03 October 1978
Four four-minute image sections and four four-minute sound sections are linked in all combinations of the sound sections with each of the image sections.
Paradise Not Yet Lost Trailer (1979)
03 July 1979
The film is arranged in six chronologically-ordered parts, each filmed in a different location during Oona's third year.
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol Trailer (2015)
25 August 2015
Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.
Doc Trailer (2008)
09 December 2008
The amazing adventures of forgotten American novelist and Paris Review founder, Harold Louis "Doc" Humes.
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections Trailer (1990)
01 June 1990
Jonas Mekas’s intimate diary film spans 1963 to 1990, capturing Andy Warhol alongside friends and collaborators from the New York avant-garde.
Strong Medicine Trailer (1981)
25 November 1981
Adaptation of an avant-garde play about Rhoda, a hysterical heroine who feels oppressed by the people around her.
Home Movies 1971-81 Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.
Imagine Trailer (1972)
23 December 1972
A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
The Velvet Underground Trailer (2021)
15 October 2021
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 Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Trailer (2023)
24 March 2023
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 artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
Guest Trailer (2011)
25 March 2011
Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film.
9/11: Life Under Attack Trailer (2021)
03 September 2021
A unique and compelling account of the day that changed the modern world, captured by ordinary people who chose to pick up their cameras and film that fateful day.
What Is Cinema? Trailer (2013)
06 September 2013
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
Birth of a Nation Trailer (1997)
06 August 1997
Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996.
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty Trailer (2000)
05 November 2000
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
In the Mirror of Maya Deren Trailer (2002)
15 March 2002
Documentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.
Empire Trailer (1965)
06 March 1965
Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters or a traditional narrative.
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania Trailer (1972)
02 August 1972
Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile.
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film Trailer (2011)
24 July 2011
Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up as part of the experimental film community.
Hare Krishna Trailer (1967)
02 February 1967
Jonas Mekas captures an afternoon in New York as a Hare Krishna group fills the streets with chanting and song.
The Sixties Quartet Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013
In the Kontti gallery, Kiasma presents a selection of Jonas Mekas’ films from the 1970s through to the 1990s.
John & Yoko Bed-In Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
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 Leary.
Carl Dreyer Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
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 the possibilities of film portraiture.
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches Trailer (1968)
01 March 1968
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols.
The Brig Trailer (1964)
20 September 1964
Jonas Mekas’s film captures The Living Theatre’s stage production of The Brig, an unflinching portrait of life inside a U.
Excavating Taylor Mead Trailer (2005)
08 October 2005
The film icon/Andy Warhol darling is interviewed is his legendary cluttered apartment.
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966 Trailer (1966)
14 January 1966
The Velvet Underground's first public appearance, filmed in Super 8 at a Psychiatrist's Convention, at the Delmonico Hotel, New York, January 14, 1966.
Lost, Lost, Lost Trailer (1976)
14 September 1976
Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the struggle to build a new life in New York and his gradual discovery of a vibrant artistic community.
Guns of the Trees Trailer (1961)
28 February 1961
Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living.
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This is the only filmed record of this historical performance of the pioneering music group. They are shown with Lou Reed, Eddie Sedgwick, Gerard Malanga, John Cale, Andy Warhol, and others.
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory Trailer (2022)
12 August 2022
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact.
Self Discovery for Social Survival Trailer (2019)
15 June 2019
Self Discovery for Social Survival is a collaborative surf and music film produced by Brooklyn based record label, Mexican Summer and Pilgrim Surf + Supply, a New York based surf and outdoor brand.
Dedication to Matsuo Basho Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
Matsuo Basho's haiku are internationally revered for their clarity, brevity and insight. Learn about this great haiku poet.
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR Trailer (2009)
06 February 2009
A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence.
The Definition of Insanity Trailer (2005)
10 December 2005
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 the dark side of ambition.
Three Friends Trailer (2002)
01 January 2002
Bits of Fluxus events and performances, and picnics with friends
Filmmakers Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Iimura creates a short self-portrait as well as brief portraits of five of his peers: Brakhage, Vanderbeek, Smith, Mekas and Warhol.
A Visit to Timothy Leary Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was filmed July 1-4, 1965 in Millbrook, at the estate of Timothy Leary. It is with Baba Ramdass and house guests.
ORG Trailer (1979)
31 August 1979
Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most terrible moments of my life, my second exile, which lasted a very long time.
A Mixtape for Stom Trailer (2025)
20 September 2025
"A Mixtape for Stom" is an intimate documentary portrait of Japanese experimental filmmaker Stom Sogo (1975–2012), whose frenetic Super-8mm works became emblematic of New York’s underground cinema at the turn of the millennium.
Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days Trailer (2009)
31 December 2009
Using his trademark flicker method, Ken Jacobs pays homage to the oldest type of color film, Kodachrome (whose production was discontinued in 2009) and to Jonas Mekas, who managed to breathe life into Kodachrome.
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998 Trailer (2006)
31 December 2006
Patti Smith improvises an unfinished song, called "God Running". From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as an introduction to my work for my new, Internet audience.
Cinématon Trailer (1978)
20 December 1978
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011.
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera Trailer (2016)
08 May 2016
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016
Mont Ventoux Trailer (2011)
31 December 2011
I am in Provence near Mt. Ventoux. I remember the poet Petrarca walking on Mt. Ventoux and carrying with him a volume of St.