Jonas Mekas Movie Trailers
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Happy Birthday to John Trailer (1997)
09 October 1997
On October 9, 1972, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse hosted an exhibition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s work, designed by Fluxus artist George Maciunas.
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.
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was filmed in the Bronx on July 17, 1993. It includes writings on train passage walls created by many classic graffiti artists of c.
Galaxie Trailer (1966)
03 September 1966
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W.
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum Trailer (1991)
06 August 1991
In 1950 Jerome Hill went to Zurich with the intention of making a film about Dr. Carl G. Jung. The project was abandoned when Hill decided that Jung was not a good subject.
Destruction of the Berlin Wall Trailer (2006)
03 September 2006
Filmed in Berlin, July 1990. Images of workers taking down the wall and street peddlers selling pieces of it to make a living.
Letter to John from Jonas Trailer (1999)
06 March 1999
Jonas Mekas' video letter to John Hanhardt, in which he declines an offer for Anthology to be taken on by the Guggenheim, insisting that they must maintain their hard-won independence.
Who Gets to Call It Art? Trailer (2006)
01 February 2006
Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York.
Notes in Lifestyle Margins Trailer (2002)
11 March 2002
The film tells about the famous Lithuanian director Vytautas Žalakevičius. The film contains many excerpts from the director's films and conversations with him.
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man Trailer (1981)
01 August 1981
“New York plays itself, as Taylor Mead and Winifred Bryan regale in pas de deux among the trashcans and the towers.
Taping for As I was Moving Ahead… Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
As I was preparing the soundtrack from my film As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, I was video-taping myself doing it.
Nam June Paik's Piano Piece Trailer (2006)
31 December 2006
This was filmed on November 1, 1997 at Anthology Film Archives during a tribute to Joseph Beuys. Nam June Paik destroys a piano.
EXPRMNTL Trailer (2016)
08 October 2016
Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second ‘World Festival of Film and the Arts’ in 1949, organised in part by the Royal Cinematheque of Belgium.
In Between Trailer (1978)
03 June 1978
Footage from 1964-1968 that did not find its way into the Walden reels is joined in this classic period piece.
Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch Trailer (2005)
31 December 2005
A casual, personal portrait of Hermann Nitsch, made with footage I took over the many years of our friendship.
Notes on Utopia Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
Four-part video made in 2003 and 2004. The first two parts were presented at the Venice Biennale of 2003 as part of the Utopia Station project.
Just Visiting This Planet Trailer (1991)
05 September 1991
Peter Sempel's masterful poetic film tribute to butoh performer Kazuo Ohno.
Sleepless Nights Stories Trailer (2011)
15 December 2011
Unable to sleep, Jonas Mekas drifts through New York nights, moving between apartments, studios, galleries, bars, and clubs.
Kreutzer Sonata Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
From the diaires This was taped during the editing of my film As I WasMoving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty.
Travel Songs Trailer (1981)
03 July 1981
Compiled from two decades of travels through Europe, Jonas Mekas’s Travel Songs gathers five diaristic segments filmed in Avila, Stockholm, Moscow, and Assisi.
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man Trailer (2012)
01 December 2012
An autobiographical diary film assembled from unused footage shot between 1960 and 2000, interwoven with reflections, music, and glimpses of family, friends, city life, and travel.
Step Across the Border Trailer (1990)
18 May 1990
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
The Song of Stockholm Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s travels in 1981, this short captures scenes from Stockholm. The footage was later included in his 2003 compilation film Travel Songs (1967–1981).
River of Fundament Trailer (2014)
12 February 2014
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings.
End of the Millennium Espresso Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was taped on the last day of the 20th Century, while having my last espresso of the century at Cremcafe, Second Avenue.
Jonas Towards Broadway Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
Short portrait of Jonas Mekas by filmmaker and veteran Jonas chronicler, Peter Sempel.
Happy Easter Ride Trailer (2012)
22 July 2012
Shortfilm in which Mekas follows a band on a boat ride on Easter Day.
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.
Journey to Lithuania Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
During the trip back to Lithuania, Jonas Mekas made Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania, Adolfas Mekas made Going Home, while Pola Chapelle, Adolfas’ wife, made this Journey to Lithuania, which both Jonas and Adolfas said was the best of these three films.
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.
I Am Searching for Nothing Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
An autobiographical vignette, this is a stop in Marseilles in the summer of 1966. I am sharing a croissant with a cat while boyan singing, presenting a glimpse of my philosophy of life.
Salvador Dalí at Work Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows the surrealist artist around the streets of New York documenting staged public art events.
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin Trailer (2011)
09 April 2011
A series of video letters between José Luis Guerín and Jonas Mekas.
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus Trailer (2018)
21 February 2018
In 1961 Lithuanian American artist and impresario George Maciunas established the avant-garde art movement Fluxus.
Dirt Trailer (1965)
25 September 1965
Two nuns take a bath, then meet a sailor on the Staten Island Ferry.
Elegy for J.M. Trailer (2019)
16 December 2019
Created by Anthology’s Archivist John Klacsmann, the visual track of Elegy for J.M. is the result of an encoding malfunction while preparing a clip of Jonas Mekas’s Lost Lost Lost (1976), a happy digital accident in keeping with the spontaneity and openness to chance embodied by Jonas’s diary films themselves.
Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinha Trailer (2007)
04 January 2007
Pedro, at Nick Cave's favorite caipirinha bar in São Paolo, gives a lesson in how to prepare the classic Brazilian drink.
Memories of Frankenstein Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
Jerome Hill had a little outdoor theater on the shore of the Mediterranean. Usually he brought over some musicians, like the Julliard Quartet.
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.
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.
Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas Trailer (2019)
31 January 2019
A film tribute to the inspirational Jonas Mekas.
Song of The Salamander Trailer (1996)
31 December 1996
This film has to do with the early years of my daughter Oona, when she was three or four years old
Question a Day Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
In 2008, Andrew Lampert, employed as the film archivist of Anthology Film Archives, endeavored to ask Jonas Mekas, its legendary and charismatic founder, one trivial or profound question a day.
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.
Mob of Angels: Baptism Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
One hour with a women's drumming group led by Layne Redmond, who has devoted her life to reviving the ancient Mediterranean tradition of women's ceremonial drumming and ritual celebrations.
Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers" Trailer (1983)
01 January 1983
In 1963, a magazine called Show commissioned me to make a promotion film for them. I conceived the film as a film periodical devoted to the arts.
First Class Flight Trailer (2011)
01 January 2011
"There I am, I am treated with the First Class ticket. Evening. But all the businessmen are already sleeping.
Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekas Trailer (2010)
14 October 2010
A short film portrait of legendary filmmaker Jonas Mekas, talking about the Buddha and the meaning of life.
Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio Trailer (1983)
18 October 1983
Made 1965 / 1983 With Kenneth King and Phoebe Neville. "Kenneth King's CUP/SAUCER/TWO DANCERS/RADIO (1964) is an essay in Pop Art style, in which all the elements listed in the title have equal emphasis.
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party Trailer (2019)
03 November 2019
"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs
Michael Snow Up Close Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
MICHAEL SNOW UP CLOSE was produced on the occasion of The Michael Snow Project, a major, career-spanning, multi-venue retrospective of the artist.
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.
Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abraham Trailer (2015)
22 March 2015
Portrait of the architect Raimund Abraham.
A Report from Venice Trailer (2015)
01 June 2015
Opening of the Internet Saga Pavilion. At Palazzo Foscari Contarini, Venice. May 6 and 7, 2015.
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