Search results for "Jonas Mekas"
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
IMDb: 6.8
110

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied…

Genre: Documentary
Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise
IMDb: 7.5
98

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the “godfather” of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival…

Genre: Documentary
Tiny Tim: King for a Day

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

Tiny Tim: King for a Day
IMDb: 6.8
78

The story of Tiny Tim’s improbable rise to stardom is the ultimate fairytale – and so is that of his downfall. For a brief time, the shy and truly unusual…

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground
IMDb: 7.3
121

Experience the iconic rock band’s legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive…

Beyond the Bolex

Beyond the Bolex

Beyond the Bolex
IMDb: 8.4
95

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. Among…

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

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

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
IMDb: 8.2
288

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas “purely by chance”, without concern for chronological order.

Genre: Documentary
Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost
IMDb: 7.4
178

Jonas Mekas adjusts to a life in exile in New York in his autobiographical film, shot between 1949 and 1963.

Genre: Documentary
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
IMDb: 7.6
81

A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas’ trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.

Genre: Documentary