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★ 7.0/10 1997 1h 25m Documentary

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of c…

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Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of commercial film.

Movie details

Release date
1997-08-06
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary
Rating
7.0/10 (4 votes)
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Director
Jonas Mekas
Writer
Jonas Mekas

Cast

Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman
Self
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger
Self
Michel Auder
Michel Auder
Self
Bruce Baillie
Bruce Baillie
Self
Robert Beavers
Robert Beavers
Self
Jane Wodening
Jane Wodening
Self
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage
Self
Robert Breer
Robert Breer
Self
James Broughton
James Broughton
Self
L.M. Kit Carson
L.M. Kit Carson
Self

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