Jonas Mekas

Biografie

Jonas Mekas war ein litauisch-amerikanischer Filmregisseur, Autor und Kurator. Er wurde oft „der Pate des amerikanischen Avantgardekinos“ genannt

Bekannt für

51%

ORG

31. August 1979

56%

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

1. Januar 2008

77%

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

5. November 2000

49%

Cinématon

20. Dezember 1978

73%

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

18. Juli 1990

68%

The Velvet Underground

15. Oktober 2021

65%

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

11. September 2011

59%

River of Fundament

12. Februar 2014

68%

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

24. März 2023

70%

Imagine

23. Dezember 1972

Filmografie

Darsteller

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The Lambals Self Viva Jonas!als Himself Cinématon n°1590 : Jonas Mekas The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxusals Self

2025

A Mixtape for Stom

2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVals Self (archive footage)

2022

Film: The Living Record of Our Memoryals Self Notes for a Déjà vu 眩暈 Vertigo Jono Meko antologijaals Jonas Mekas Fragments of Paradiseals Self (archive footage)Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

2021

The Velvet Undergroundals Self Sugrįžę iš Niujorkoals Himself The Invisible Fatherals Self (archive footage)9/11 - Ein Tag im Septemberals Self

2020

Tapes Tiny Timals Himself

2019

Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1als Self Cinema and Sanctuaryals Self Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas Makeshift (for Mekas)Gena Rowlands — Unabhängig im Kino und im Lebenals Self Self Discovery for Social Survivalals Narrator (voice)Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party 3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)Elegy for J.M.Jonas Towards Broadway

2018

Georgeals Self Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground Nitsch Beyond the Bolex - Er nannte sie Bolexals Self

2017

I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragranceals Self

2016

On the Holy Spirit I Had Nowhere to Goals Himself Reminiscences of Jonas Mekasals Self EXPRMNTLals himself Últimas correspondenciasals Self

2015

All About Bolex A Report from Venice A Day in the Life of Andy Warholals Self Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet Filmstudio, mon amourals Sé stesso

2014

My Birthday River of Fundamentals Wake Guest

2013

Mes entretiens filmésals Himself What Is Cinema?als Self Jonas in the Jungleals Self

2012

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Manals Jonas Mekas Maya Deren, Take Zeroals Himself Reminiszenzen aus Deutschlandals Self

2011

Guestals Self Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Filmals Himself My Mars Bar Movieals himself Re: Maciunas and Fluxus Correspondencia Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerinals Himself 3.11 A Sense of Home Filmsals Himself (voice) (segment "Mt. Ventoux")Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman

2010

Lavenderals Self Visionariesals Himself New York Conversations Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekasals himself

2009

The Signing The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'als Self It Came from Kucharals Self (archive footage)Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Daysals Himself

2008

Docals Himself Question a Day Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory Notes on an American Film Director at Workals Self

2007

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantisals Self Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007als Self 365 Day Projectals Self Sunday December 30, 2007als Self

2006

Anger Meals Himself Notes on Marie Menkenals Self Meet The Kuchar Brothers Who Gets to Call It Art?als Self The Song of Central Parkals Himself (voice)Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Masterals Self

2005

The Definition of Insanity Excavating Taylor Meadals Self Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

2004

A Letter from Greenpointals Mekas

2003

Not in Our Nameals himself Axiom of Choiceals Self

2002

Jonas tourne toujoursals Himself Im Spiegel der Maya Derenals Himself Pastabos gyvenimo būdo paraštėse

2001

A Letter to Penny Arcade

2000

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beautyals Narrator (voice)Requiem for a Manual Typewriterals Himself

1999

Laboratorium Anthologyals Himself Letter to John from Jonas

1998

My Country is Cinemaals Self Song of Avignonals Self Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

1997

Ginsberg - egy költö a Lower East Side-rólals Self Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spiritals Self

1996

Michael Snow Up Closeals Himself Cinema Is Not 100 Years Oldals Himself Friday The 13 Okt, Jonas Mekasals Himself

1995

Nico Iconals Self

1994

Jonas in the Desertals Self

1993

Jonas Mekas in Budapestals Himself

1992

Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)Awardals Himself

1991

Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekasals Himself Just Visiting This Planet Quartet Number One

1990

Step Across the Borderals Butterfly Wing Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warholals Self

1989

Belladonna Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixtiesals Self

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Lifeals Self (archive footage)Invocation: Maya Derenals Himself Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frankals Self

1985

Home Movies 1971-81

1984

Persistence of Visionals Self

1981

Strong Medicine The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

1980

J. Mekasals Self No. 18: Mahagonnyals Self Self-Portraitals Himself

1979

ORGals Self (archive footage)Paradise Not Yet Lostals Himself

1978

Notes for Jeromeals Self Four Shadows Cinématonals N°1590

1976

Lost, Lost, Lostals Self

1975

Cartoline dall'America

1974

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

1973

Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

1972

Going Homeals Himself Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuaniaals Self Imagineals Self

1971

Journey to Lithuaniaals Himself Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971als Self

1970

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

1969

Filmmakersals Himself

1968

Jonasals Himself Underground New Yorkals Self A Matter of Baobab Waldenals Self Waldenals self

1967

The Song of Avilaals Narrator Poem Postersals Self

1966

Galaxieals Self The Love Merchantals Lounge Patron Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekasals himself Shooting Guns

1965

Jonas in the Brigals Himself Dirt Andy Warhol Screen Testsals Self Empireals Self (uncredited)

1964

Salvador Dalí at Workals Self Award Presentation to Andy Warholals Self

1962

Diane the Zebra Woman

1961

The Sin of Jesus

Regie

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Bed-In: John Lennon & Yoko Onoals Director Whenals Director Marcel Hanoun weddingals Director The Monks of Cinemaals Director A Visit to Timothy Learyals Director I Am Searching for Nothingals Director Fluxus on the Hudsonals Director Elia Kazanals Director

2020

Tapesals Director

2019

Requiemals Director

2017

I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragranceals Director From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniacals Director From the diaries of a cinema maniacals Director Cricketsals Director

2016

On the Holy Spiritals Director Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOperaals Director Últimas correspondenciasals Director

2015

My Bolexesals Director All About Bolexals Director A Report from Veniceals Director Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abrahamals Director

2014

My Birthdayals Director Destruction of the Berlin Wallals Director Halloween 1990als Director A Cardinalals Director Flowersals Director

2013

The Sixties Quartetals Director I Leave Chelsea Hotelals Director

2012

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Manals Director Reminiszenzen aus Deutschlandals Director 20 Little Filmsals Director Happy Easter Rideals Director

2011

Correspondencia Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerinals Director Sleepless Nights Storiesals Director First Class Flightals Director 3.11 A Sense of Home Filmsals Director Mt. Ventouxals Director My Mars Bar Movieals Director Keep Singingals Director Re: Maciunas and Fluxusals Director My Paris Movieals Director

2010

WTC Haikusals Director 42 One Dream Rushals Director Lavenderals Director Orchard Streetals Director

2009

Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSRals Director

2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Workals Director

2007

Friday March 16, 2007als Director Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007als Director Monday Jan. 1, 2007als Director Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinhaals Director 365 Day Projectals Director Monday April 16, 2007als Director Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Twoals Director Sunday December 30, 2007als Director Saturday Jan. 6als Director

2005

Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitschals Director Notes on Utopiaals Director

2004

A Letter from Greenpointals Director

2003

Williamsburg, Brooklynals Director A Visit To Hans Richterals Director

2002

Three Friendsals Director Mysteriesals Director

2001

Ein Märchen aus alten Zeitenals Director A Letter to Penny Arcadeals Director Diary Entry: Father and Daughterals Director

2000

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beautyals Director Silence, Pleaseals Director Autobiography of a Man Who Carried his Memory in his Eyesals Director Requiem for a Manual Typewriterals Director Mozart & Elvisals Director

1999

This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biographyals Director Laboratorium Anthologyals Director Letter to John from Jonasals Director A Few Notes on Andy's Factoryals Director

1998

Song of Avignonals Director Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998als Director

1997

Happy Birthday to Johnals Director Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spiritals Director Nam June Paik's Piano Pieceals Director Birth of a Nationals Director Laiškai iš niekurals Director

1996

Celebrate Cinema 101als Director Cinema Is Not 100 Years Oldals Director Song of The Salamanderals Director

1995

Imperfect Three-Image Filmsals Director On My Way to Fujiyama I met..als Director Memories of Frankensteinals Director

1993

Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congressals Director

1992

Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)als Director The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regainedals Director

1991

Quartet Number Oneals Director Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorumals Director

1990

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersectionsals Director A Walkals Director Mob of Angels: Baptismals Director

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Lifeals Director

1983

Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radioals Director Street Songsals Director Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers"als Director

1981

Travel Songsals Director The Song of Stockholmals Director

1980

Self-Portraitals Director Robert Haller's Weddingals Director

1979

Paradise Not Yet Lostals Director

1978

In Betweenals Director Notes for Jeromeals Director

1976

Lost, Lost, Lostals Director

1972

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuaniaals Director Elvis Live at Madison Square Gardenals Director

1971

The Song of Moscowals Director

1969

Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreelals Director

1968

Waldenals Director

1967

Notes on the Circusals Director Hare Krishnaals Director The Italian Notebookals Director The Song of Avilaals Director The Song of Italyals Director The Song of Assisials Director For Life, Against the Warals Director

1966

Cassisals Director Report from Millbrookals Director

1965

Film Magazine of the Artsals Director

1964

The Brigals Director Award Presentation to Andy Warholals Director Salvador Dalí at Workals Director

1963

Hallelujah the Hillsals Assistant Director

1961

Guns of the Treesals Director

Crew

2015

My Bolexesals Cinematography

2007

Saturday Jan. 6als Cinematography

2006

Brakhage Crosses Central Parkals Cinematography

2004

A Letter from Greenpointals Creator

2000

Silence, Pleaseals Cinematography As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beautyals Cinematography

1997

Birth of a Nationals Cinematography Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spiritals Cinematography

1990

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersectionsals Cinematography

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Lifeals Cinematography

1978

Notes for Jeromeals Cinematography

1976

Lost, Lost, Lostals Cinematography

1972

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuaniaals Cinematography

1969

Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreelals Cinematography

1968

Waldenals Cinematography

1967

Notes on the Circusals Cinematography

1965

Film Magazine of the Artsals Cinematography Empireals Cinematography

1964

The Brigals Cinematography Salvador Dalí at Workals Cinematography

1961

Guns of the Treesals Cinematography

Schnitt

2010

WTC Haikusals Editor

2006

Brakhage Crosses Central Parkals Editor

2005

Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitschals Editor

2003

A Visit To Hans Richterals Editor

2000

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beautyals Editor

1999

This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biographyals Editor

1997

Birth of a Nationals Editor Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spiritals Editor Laiškai iš niekurals Editor

1991

Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorumals Editor

1990

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersectionsals Editor

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Lifeals Editor

1976

Lost, Lost, Lostals Editor

1972

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuaniaals Editor

1968

Waldenals Editor

1967

Notes on the Circusals Editor

1966

Cassisals Editor

1965

Film Magazine of the Artsals Editor

1964

Award Presentation to Andy Warholals Editor

1961

Guns of the Treesals Editor

Drehbuch

2019

Self Discovery for Social Survivalals Writer

2006

Brakhage Crosses Central Parkals Writer

2004

A Letter from Greenpointals Writer

2000

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beautyals Writer

1999

This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biographyals Writer

1998

Song of Avignonals Writer

1997

Birth of a Nationals Writer Laiškai iš niekurals Writer

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Lifeals Writer

1976

Lost, Lost, Lostals Writer

1972

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuaniaals Writer Elvis Live at Madison Square Gardenals Writer

1968

Waldenals Writer

1964

Salvador Dalí at Workals Writer

1962

Senselessals Writer

1961

Guns of the Treesals Writer

Kamera

2015

All About Bolexals Camera Operator

2010

Lavenderals Director of Photography WTC Haikusals Director of Photography

2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Workals Director of Photography

1995

On My Way to Fujiyama I met..als Director of Photography

1990

A Walkals Camera Operator

1972

Elvis Live at Madison Square Gardenals Camera Operator

1966

Cassisals Director of Photography The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966als Camera Operator

1964

Award Presentation to Andy Warholals Director of Photography The Brigals Director of Photography

Produktion

2010

WTC Haikusals Producer

1999

This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biographyals Producer

Ton

1966

European Diariesals Sound Designer