Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian filmmaker (1922-2019) · Lithuania · On the map · Directors · Died at 96
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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Something wrong?A life in dates
What Is Cinema?Film, 20132011Honorary Citizen of Biržai District MunicipalityAward
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. GuerinFilm, 2011Director2008Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtAward2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of AtlantisFilm2004
KulturplatzSeries2000
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyFilm, Director, Writer1998
Song of AvignonFilm, Director, Writer1997Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus UniversityAward1996Lithuanian National PrizeAward1992
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)Film, Director1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeFilm, Director, Writer1979
ORGFilm1977Guggenheim FellowshipAward1974
'Rameau's Nephew' by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma SchoenFilm1968
Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm, Director, Writer1965
EmpireFilm1961
Guns of the TreesFilm, Director, Writer1922Born24 December 1922People around Jonas
Peter Kubelka Co-founded Anthology Film Archives
Stan Brakhage Co-founded Anthology Film Archives
Jerome Hill Co-founded Anthology Film Archives
Terence Hill Produced Org (1979)
Chloë Sevigny Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Rinko Kikuchi Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Vincent Gallo Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Helena Christensen Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Tadanobu Asano Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Kenneth Anger Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Paz de la Huerta Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Rachel Korine Jonas directed 42 One Dream Rush (2009)
Fernando Birri Directed Org (1979)
Ben Carruthers Jonas directed Guns of the Trees (1961)
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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.
