Jonas Mekas Movie Trailers
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3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert) Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
A short portrait of Jonas Mekas by filmmaker and veteran Jonas chronicler Peter Sempel.
Diane the Zebra Woman Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
Diane the Zebra Woman follows four women’s misadventures through the streets of New York City in 1962.
The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regained Trailer (1992)
28 October 1992
A video record of a mental and physical journey through 5,000 years of Egypt at the End of History; an attempt to reconnect with the Source, with Jean Houston acting as Virgil; as Sebastian watches and absorbs it all from the corner of his eye, focusing on the tip of the Great Pyramid.
Notes for a Déjà vu Trailer (2022)
21 February 2022
The immediately recognisable voice and sweet wistful words of the late legend of the avantgarde, Jonas Mekas, is heard over the images of an imagined trip to Mexico.
Orchard Street Trailer (2010)
24 September 2010
Footage of Orchard Street from 1953 and 1975, put together for an opening of James Fuentes Gallery in 2010 on Delancey Street.
Jonas Keeps Shooting Around Trailer (2002)
01 August 2002
A short portrait of Jonas Mekas on the occasion of his 2002 retrospective in Paris (for his 80th birthday).
Mysteries Trailer (2002)
31 December 2002
A document of a Living Theater performance in Cassis, France, this piece was filmed in 1966 but onlys
Autobiography of a Man Who Carried his Memory in his Eyes Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
Summary of the first fifty years Jonas Mekas spent in New York.
The Destruction Quartet Trailer (2006)
10 October 2006
This was originally an art installation by Jonas Mekas which was later shown in a single-screen tetraptych.
My Paris Movie Trailer (2011)
31 December 2011
For some time I had been thinking about doing something with my Paris footage, of which I have many many hours.
From the diaries of a cinema maniac Trailer (2017)
27 January 2017
Scenes from the life and work of independent film-makers. Includes Douglas Gordon, Peter Hutton, Ken Jacobs, Alexander Kluge, Harmony Korine, Peter Kubelka, MM Serra, Susan Sontag, Béla Tarr, Agnes Varda, and more.
European Diaries Trailer (1966)
04 September 1966
“After seeing Taylor Mead’s diaries I can’t look around myself anymore. There is so much to see! So now I sit with my back to nature, like Gertrude Stein.
Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekas Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
Jonas Mekas recites poems of his, both in English and Lithuanian. Exclusive Mekas interview by the poet Sparrow.
Monday Jan. 1, 2007 Trailer (2007)
01 January 2007
Jonas Mekas at Zebulon, a music bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, dedicating his 365 day series to Petrarca (1304-1374) the poet who wrote 365 poems to Laura, the woman he loved.
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party Trailer (2019)
03 November 2019
"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) Trailer (1992)
31 December 1992
The life and work of Fluxus artist George Maciunas as seen in clips filmed between 1952 and 1978.
Jonas in the Brig Trailer (1965)
10 September 1965
A newsreel of Jonas Mekas shooting his filmed version of The Brig on the set of the Living Theatre production.
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus Trailer (2011)
01 January 2011
“Drawing on his personal archives, Mekas has assembled a Fluxus vaudeville starring Yoko Ono, Joseph Beuys, and the late Nam June Paik.
My Bolexes Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
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 Markopoulos, Naomi Levine.
Jonas in the Desert Trailer (1994)
01 January 1994
Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit Trailer (1997)
03 July 1997
This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsberg's apartment. You see Allen, now asleep forever, in his bed; some of his close friends; and the wrapping up and removal of Allen's body from the apartment.
Up Your Legs Forever Trailer (1971)
12 August 1971
The film consists of continuous panning shots up a series of 367 human legs.
Notes on the Circus Trailer (1967)
23 May 1967
Jonas Mekas transforms footage of the Ringling Brothers Circus into a rapid-fire montage set to music, structured in four segments that highlight different acts.
Going Home Trailer (1972)
04 October 1972
A home movie by Adolfas Mekas and wife Pola Chapelle on their travels to Lithuania and Europe. It was filmed concurrently with the more highly regarded “Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania” by Jonas Mekas, brother to Adolfas.
Belladonna Trailer (1989)
22 May 1989
An experimental short by Beth B. It consists of rapidly intercut close-ups of talking heads reading statements from a Sigmund Freud case history; affidavits attesting to the atrocities of Dr.
Cinémathèque Française Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
Jonas Mekas films the inside of the Cinematheque Française. Especially while running. Part of the cycle of the First 40.
Últimas correspondencias Trailer (2016)
01 January 2016
The last, and previously unreleased, filmed letters exchanged between Jonas Mekas, from his home in Brooklyn, and José Luis Guerin, from his apartment at the Escuela de Cine de Cuba.
A Poet from the Lower East Side Trailer (1997)
01 January 1997
Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
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.
My Mars Bar Movie Trailer (2011)
06 October 2011
For some twenty years Mars Bar, on the corner of First Street and Second Avenue, Manhattan, has been my bar.
Underground New York Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
A rare behind-the-scenes view of the exploding New York “underground” in the late sixities, a turbulent time and place that was to change American culture forever.
Elia Kazan Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was filmed on August 18, 1972 at the house of Lee Radziwill in Montauk, Long Island. The film includes Elia Kazan, Barbara Loden, Peter Beard, Tina Radziwill, and Kazan Jr.
The Song of Assisi Trailer (1967)
31 December 1967
Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s visit to Assisi in 1967, this short documents his time in the city known for its spiritual associations.
Poets at the Living Theater Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
With Allen Ginsberg, Frank O'Hara, Ray Bremser, Le Roi Jones, Peter Orlovsky, this film takes place in the Living Theater, 1958.
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'.
Celebrate Cinema 101 Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
This film project was made in 1996 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the cinema.
Notes on an American Film Director at Work Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows his friend, film director Martin Scorsese, and his cast and crew, through various locations during the shooting of his film The Departed, released in 2006.
A Walk Trailer (1990)
15 December 1990
Filmed on Dec. 15, 1990. On a rainy day, I have a walk through the early Soho. I begin my walk on 80 Wooster Street and continue towards the Williamsburg bridge, where, 58 minutes later, still raining, my walk ends.
It Came from Kuchar Trailer (2009)
22 September 2009
It Came from Kuchar is the definitive, feature documentary about the legendary, underground filmmaking twins, the Kuchar brothers.
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.
20 Little Films Trailer (2012)
13 February 2012
Since 1995, the Viennale has invited renowned directors to create short, one-minute films as personal contributions to the festival.
Nico Icon Trailer (1995)
08 September 1995
A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to glamorous diva of the Velvet Underground, to cult item, junkie and hag.
Cinema and Sanctuary Trailer (2019)
20 June 2019
The astonishing story of the first documentary film school in the USA—The Institute of Film Techniques at The City College of New York.
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages Trailer (2022)
21 September 2022
This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system over the years.
Invocation: Maya Deren Trailer (1986)
24 April 1986
Maya Deren is a legend of avant-garde cinema. This authoritative biography of the charismatic filmmaker, poet and anthropologist features excerpts from her pioneering Meshes of the Afternoon and her unfinished documentary on Haiti, interviews with Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, and recordings of her lectures.
To John With Love Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was filmed on October 9, 1972 in Syracuse, N.Y., on John Lennon's Birthday; during Lennon/Yoko Ono concert at Madison Square Garden, August 30, 1972; and December 8, 1980, Central Park, New York.
Warhol and Maciunas Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
Consists of images of the Andy Warhol show at the Whitney Museum in May of 1971. It also includes a George Maciunas dumpling party on 80 Wooster Street, Soho, on June 29, 1971.
Song of Avignon Trailer (1998)
03 July 1998
Jonas Mekas reflects on a 1966 trip to Avignon that offered solace during a period of personal crisis.
Tiny Tim: King for a Day Trailer (2020)
20 August 2020
The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale - and so is that of his downfall.
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
Velvet Underground's first public appearance.
Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007 Trailer (2007)
09 January 2007
The film documents an encounter at 202 Blvd Saint-Germain, in a cafe underneath Apollinaire's last place of residence.
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
Presents an intimate view of four decades of the Swiss-born artist Robert Frank who has had an extraordinary influence on contemporary photography and filmmaking.
Persistence of Vision Trailer (1984)
01 January 1984
A short documentary profile of the Anthology Film Archives, shot on the eve of the move to the historic 2nd Avenue Courthouse.
Bibi Hansen Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
I filmed the young Bibi Hansen in 1966 as a screen test for a film I wanted to make out the life of a young girl growing up in New York.
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
Takes an in-depth look at the lives and times of the people who hung out with Andy Warhol and "worked" at the Silver Factory during the Sixties, making it all click as a new counter-culture arose and began to exert its influence throughout the arts.
Vertigo Trailer (2022)
13 July 2022
Gozo Yoshimasu, a pioneer of Japanese contemporary poetry, pursued the vision of his ally, the late Jonas Mekas in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden Trailer (1972)
10 June 1972
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 promoted as being Presley's first live concerts in the Big Apple since the 1950s.
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.