Jonas Mekas Movie Trailers
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A Visit to Stan Brakhage Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
In late 1966 I visited Stan Brakhage in Rollinsville, Colorado. This is a portrait of Stan at home, with his family, his animals, and the surroundings, 9000 feet high.
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.
Sunday December 30, 2007 Trailer (2007)
30 December 2007
I close the 365 Day Project and announce the 1001 Nights Project ---HASTA LA VISTA! ---
Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two Trailer (2007)
04 May 2007
Part Two of John Zorn's COBRA (see April 16 for Part One).
Monday April 16, 2007 Trailer (2007)
16 April 2007
John Zorn with his band at Anthology Film Archves performs COBRA, part one.
Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Jonas Mekas zoomed in from a completely different angle for his Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel. This fake interview with ‘Lapland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs’ brings an outsider’s perspective to bear on the US war, and discusses with ironic perplexity if it might not be possible to kill off the Viet Cong more cheaply.
365 Day Project Trailer (2007)
31 December 2007
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form.
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film Trailer (2019)
05 June 2019
An intimate portrait of the superb actress Gena Rowlands, icon of independent cinema. Together with her husband, legendary director John Cassavetes (1929-89), she lived an unusual life beyond the dream factory, a life in which reality and fiction were so perfectly intertwined that it made possible films that still today seem incredibly real.
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.
Destruction of the Berlin Wall Trailer (2014)
09 November 2014
Filmed in Berlin, July 1990. Images of workers taking down the wall and street peddlers selling pieces of it to make a living.
Salvador Dalí at Work Trailer (1964)
18 April 1964
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows the surrealist artist around the streets of New York documenting staged public art events.
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground Trailer (2018)
02 May 2018
The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964.
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.
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.
I Had Nowhere to Go Trailer (2016)
04 August 2016
I Had Nowhere To Go is based on Jonas Mekas’s diary. It’s been over 70 years since he left his village in Lithuania to escape Nazi persecution.
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol Trailer (2005)
25 November 2005
Icon of pop art, Andy Warhol has marked the 20th century. This film pays tribute to him with the exceptional participation of Ultraviolet, never-before-seen images of the "private" Warhol and archival documents from the Velvet Underground, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Truman Capote.
Cassis Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Filmed during a visit to Jerome Hill in Provence, Jonas Mekas sets his Bolex to capture a single day overlooking the port of Cassis.
Beyond the Bolex Trailer (2018)
08 November 2018
Filmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading photos, technical drawings and boxes of documents that belonged to her great-grandfather Jacques Bolsey.
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.
Postcard from America Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
After the author’s period of experimentation, these American notes are extremely straightforward. As in Migration, however, this America could be a more remote country, and the inspiration is avowedly Japanese (Basho’s Narrow Road to the Deep North).
The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery' Trailer (2009)
01 January 2009
Filmmaker Michael Rogosin's fascinating exploration of the production history behind his father Lionel's groundbreaking documentary, On the Bowery.
Senseless Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
"Consisting of a poetic stream of razor-sharp images, the overt content of SENSELESS portrays ecstatic travelers going to pot over the fantasies and pleasures of a trip to Mexico.
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.
The Monks of Cinema Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
We came to the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar to present Jack Smith's film Flaming Creatures, although we were not included among the official guests.
Fluxus on the Hudson Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
George Maciunas arranged a boat trip up the Hudson River on July 7, 1971. Many of the Fluxus friends joined the trip including Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Joe Jones, Bob Watts, and many others.
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.
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.
WTC Haikus Trailer (2010)
25 January 2010
A lyrical diary film composed of fleeting images of the World Trade Center, filmed over decades as the towers appeared in Jonas Mekas’s everyday life—from street scenes and rooftop gatherings to family outings by the waterfront.
Maya Deren, Take Zero Trailer (2012)
30 January 2012
This documentary interweaves films and voice recordings by Maya Deren with interviews featuring colleagues and contemporaries who worked with or knew her firsthand.
The Song of Avila Trailer (1967)
31 December 1967
Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s visit to Avila in 1967, this short records his impressions of the city, inspired by Meher Baba’s teaching that it was one of Europe’s holy places.
Street Songs Trailer (1983)
18 October 1983
"STREET SONGS is a 1966 performance, in France, of a section of the Living Theater's 'Mysteries and Smaller Pieces.
On My Way to Fujiyama I met.. Trailer (1995)
31 December 1995
Images from two trips to Japan, 1983 and 1991. With music – percussion – by Dalius Naujokaitis. A song, or maybe a duet between images and sound.
Mozart & Elvis Trailer (2000)
01 January 2000
This is footage of Elvis Presley's last performance in New York on June 9th, 1972. It is preceded by footage I shot in Vienna a few years earlier.
This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography Trailer (1999)
12 October 1999
Jonas Mekas reflects on summers spent in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Jackie Kennedy, her sister Lee Radziwill, and their families.
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.
For Life, Against the War Trailer (1967)
30 January 1967
First shown on January 30, 1967, FOR LIFE AGAINST THE WAR was an open-call, collective statement from American independent filmmakers disparate in style and sensibility but united by their opposition to the Vietnam War.
The Song of Moscow Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s visit to the Soviet Union in 1971, this short presents a personal record of Moscow.
Andy at Work Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
Andy Warhol at the Village Gate, June 7, 1966. Andy videotaping John Kennedy Jr. and Anthony Radziwill at Andy's estate, 1971, in Montauk, Long Island.
To Barbara Rubin with Love Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
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 Dylan's mind after the motorcycle crash, for her pioneering sound/image installations, for keeping the New York Sixties' art community together, for one of the key works of erotic cinema Christmas on Earth, and etc.
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.
Jonas Trailer (1968)
01 January 1968
A verité portrait of Jonas Mekas making his daily rounds, JONAS shows us the underground impresario attending a peace rally, filming in Central Park, typing up notes at the Village Voice and projecting his latest rushes at the Film-Makers' Cooperative.
Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles Trailer (2006)
01 November 2006
This was filmed at Anthology Film Archives on May 31, 2000.
Requiem Trailer (2019)
01 November 2019
A meditative tribute to Verdi’s masterpiece and an homage to beloved filmmaker Jonas Mekas.
Hallelujah the Hills Trailer (1963)
16 December 1963
Jack and Leo vie for the affections of Vera – who appears a little differently to each man – over the course of a series of energetic sketches, flashbacks and homages.
Makeshift (for Mekas) Trailer (2019)
25 May 2019
Jem Cohen's memory-tribute to Jonas Mekas displaces its first-person narration from voice-over to on-screen text.
The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus Trailer (1993)
01 January 1993
The film portrays a group of artists who since the early 1960s have completely disrupted our ideas of what art can be.
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).
A Matter of Baobab Trailer (1968)
12 January 1968
International Cast of Actors: Jonas Mekas, from Lithuania, poet and film-maker; Louis Brigante, from Madagascar, poet and publisher; Storm De Hirsch, from Holland, poetess, seer and film-maker; Pola Chapelle, from Tierra del Fuego, singer and motel operator; Adolfas Mekas, from Lapland, basket weaver and film director; Contessa Angela Maria Andrecci di Castiglione, from Italy, opera singer.
Reminiscences from Germany Trailer (2012)
01 January 2012
A narrative presented non-chronologically of Jonas Mekas's time in German forced labour camps and displaced person camps from 1944 to 1949, in which he quotes his diaries, as well as the German wartime writer Wolfgang Borchert.
A Letter to Penny Arcade Trailer (2001)
23 June 2001
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.
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.
Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman Trailer (2011)
01 January 2011
A young woman stands by a car while scenes from metropolitan life flash by.
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.
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol Trailer (1964)
07 December 1964
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 on stage and hand him the award.
I Leave Chelsea Hotel Trailer (2013)
12 February 2013
Filmed in 1967 (camera: Gideon Bachmann), edited in 2009. I exit Chelsea Hotel and proceed towards Seventh Avenue where I catch a taxi.
Shooting Guns Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Shot in 1960 on the set of Jonas Mekas' 'Guns of the Trees'. Dedicated to Ron Rice.
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.
The Song of Italy Trailer (1967)
31 December 1967
Filmed during Jonas Mekas’s travels through Italy in 1967, this short captures scenes from the country’s cities and countryside.