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Jonas Mekas

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Lithuanian filmmaker (1922-2019)

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Jonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide.

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Filmography 40

The Velvet Underground2021 · ★ 6.8
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000 · ★ 7.7
Empire1965
Imagine1972
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania1972
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968
What Is Cinema?2013
Song of Avignon1998
River of Fundament2014
9/11: Life Under Attack2021
Lost, Lost, Lost1976
Guest2011
Guns of the Trees1961
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections1990
In the Mirror of Maya Deren2002
Notes on the Circus1967
Nico Icon1995
The Brig1964
Hare Krishna1967
It Came from Kuchar2009
Step Across the Border1990
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film2011
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin2011
Tiny Tim: King for a Day2020
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory2022
ORG1979
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV2023
Happy Birthday to John1997
The Sin of Jesus1961
Report from Millbrook1966
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986
Cassis1966
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis2007
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)1992
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man2012
In Between1978
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen1974
The Love Merchant1966
Cinématon1978
The Song of Moscow1971

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Television 1

Kulturplatz2004

Awards 7

2013Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
2011honorary citizen of Biržai District Municipality
2008Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
1997Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
1996Lithuanian National Prize
1977Guggenheim Fellowship
Order for Merits to Lithuania

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Jonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. Mekas was active in New York City, where he co-founded Anthology Film Archives, The Film-Makers' Cooperative, and the journal Film Culture. He was also the first film critic for The Village Voice.

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Directors
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Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2019 · aged 96
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