Search results for "Jonas Mekas"
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