Jonas Mekas Movies

  • 1995
    Memories of Frankenstein

    Memories of Frankenstein

    Memories of Frankenstein

    01995HD

    Jerome Hill had a little outdoor theater on the shore of the Mediterranean. Usually he brought over some musicians, like the Julliard Quartet. But in...

    Memories of Frankenstein
  • 2012
    Reminiscences from Germany

    Reminiscences from Germany

    Reminiscences from Germany

    02012HD

    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...

    Reminiscences from Germany
  • 2019
    Jonas Towards Broadway

    Jonas Towards Broadway

    Jonas Towards Broadway

    02019HD

    Short portrait of Jonas Mekas by filmmaker and veteran Jonas chronicler, Peter Sempel.

    Jonas Towards Broadway
  • 2012
    Jonas Mekas: I Am Not a Filmmaker

    Jonas Mekas: I Am Not a Filmmaker

    Jonas Mekas: I Am Not a Filmmaker

    02012HD

    Jonas Mekas : I am not a Filmmaker is a documentary about one of the most emblematic figures of American Avant-Garde Cinema. Mekas was born on a farm...

    Jonas Mekas: I Am Not a Filmmaker
  • 2014
    Flowers

    Flowers

    Flowers

    02014HD

    Flowers
  • 1980
    J. Mekas

    J. Mekas

    J. Mekas

    01980HD

    In 1977, Robertas Verba followed Jonas Mekas in Lithuania, his second trip there after he left the country in 1944.

    J. Mekas
  • 2003
    Axiom of Choice

    Axiom of Choice

    Axiom of Choice

    02003HD

    Evoking the physiognomy of a Rembrandt portrait, Axiom of Choice depicts Jonas Mekas and his son Sebastian, their heads rotating in radiant...

    Axiom of Choice
  • 1992
    Award

    Award

    Award

    91992HD

    A behind-the-scenes look at the man behind the trophy and the poisons that taint an otherwise jubilant jamboree.

    Award
  • 2006
    The Destruction Quartet

    The Destruction Quartet

    The Destruction Quartet

    02006HD

    This was originally an art installation by Jonas Mekas which was later shown in a single-screen tetraptych.

    The Destruction Quartet
  • 1997
    Letters from Nowhere

    Letters from Nowhere

    Letters from Nowhere

    01997HD

    A collection of intimate thoughts, read aloud, that become the soundtrack of one of Jonas Mekas beautiful film journals.

    Letters from Nowhere
  • 2014
    My Birthday

    My Birthday

    My Birthday

    62014HD

    Jonas Mekas talks about December 24th, his birthday.

    My Birthday
  • 2019
    Makeshift (for Mekas)

    Makeshift (for Mekas)

    Makeshift (for Mekas)

    62019HD

    Jem Cohen's memory-tribute to Jonas Mekas displaces its first-person narration from voice-over to on-screen text. Diaristic New York street imagery...

    Makeshift (for Mekas)
  • 2006
    I Am Searching for Nothing

    I Am Searching for Nothing

    I Am Searching for Nothing

    02006HD

    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...

    I Am Searching for Nothing
  • 2011
    First Class Flight

    First Class Flight

    First Class Flight

    02011HD

    "There I am, I am treated with the First Class ticket. Evening. But all the businessmen are already sleeping. I can’t sleep. I discover a bar....

    First Class Flight
  • 2010
    Lavender

    Lavender

    Lavender

    02010HD

    A wholesome moment: Jonas Mekas, MM Serra, Ken Jacobs, and Flo Jacobs take lavender from a stranger's bush.

    Lavender
  • 2009
    The Signing

    The Signing

    The Signing

    02009HD

    MM Serra and Jonas Mekas sign a paper in 3D.

    The Signing