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Jonas Mekas

Bio: Jonas Mekas was born in 1922 in the farming village of Semeniškiai, Lithuania. In 1944, he and his brother Adolfas were taken by the Nazis to a forced labor camp in Elmshorn, Germany

Born: Sun, Dec 24 1922

Birthplace: Semeniškiai, Lithuania

Death: Wed, Jan 23 2019

Jonas Mekas is 96 years old

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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 24 2023

Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

Movie Released: Wed, Sep 21 2022

Jonas Mekas Anthology

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Jonas Mekas Anthology as 'Jonas Mekas'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 03 2022

Fragments of Paradise

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Fragments of Paradise as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 31 2022

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Film: The Living Record of Our Memory as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 12 2022

Vertigo

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Vertigo

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 13 2022

Notes for a Déjà vu

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Notes for a Déjà vu

Movie Released: Mon, Feb 21 2022

Back from New York

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Back from New York as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 25 2021

The Velvet Underground

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in The Velvet Underground as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 15 2021

The Invisible Father

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in The Invisible Father as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 19 2021

Tapes

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Tapes

Movie Released: Mon, Sep 14 2020

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Tiny Tim: King for a Day as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 20 2020

Elegy for J.M.

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Elegy for J.M.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 16 2019

Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 03 2019

Cinema and Sanctuary

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Cinema and Sanctuary as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jun 20 2019

Self Discovery for Social Survival

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Self Discovery for Social Survival as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 15 2019

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 05 2019

Makeshift (for Mekas)

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Makeshift (for Mekas)

Movie Released: Sat, May 25 2019

Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1 as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Mon, Apr 08 2019

Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas would have been no older than 96 in Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 31 2019

Jonas Towards Broadway

Jonas Mekas was 96 in Jonas Towards Broadway

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 2019

3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

Jonas Mekas was 96 in 3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 2019

Beyond the Bolex

Jonas Mekas was 95 in Beyond the Bolex as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 08 2018

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

Jonas Mekas was 95 in Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

Movie Released: Wed, May 02 2018

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Jonas Mekas was 95 in George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 21 2018

Nitsch

Jonas Mekas was 95 in Nitsch

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 29 2018

I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

Jonas Mekas was 94 in I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 01 2017

On the Holy Spirit

Jonas Mekas was 93 in On the Holy Spirit

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 22 2016

EXPRMNTL

Jonas Mekas was 93 in EXPRMNTL as 'himself'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 08 2016

I Had Nowhere to Go

Jonas Mekas was 93 in I Had Nowhere to Go as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 04 2016

Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas was 93 in Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sun, May 29 2016

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

Jonas Mekas was 92 in A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Aug 25 2015

A Report from Venice

Jonas Mekas was 92 in A Report from Venice

Movie Released: Mon, Jun 01 2015

All About Bolex

Jonas Mekas was 92 in All About Bolex

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 2015

My Birthday

Jonas Mekas was 91 in My Birthday

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 23 2014

River of Fundament

Jonas Mekas was 91 in River of Fundament as 'Wake Guest'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 12 2014

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Jonas Mekas was 90 in Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as 'Self, self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 23 2013

My Conversations on Film

Jonas Mekas was 90 in My Conversations on Film as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sun, Oct 13 2013

What Is Cinema?

Jonas Mekas was 90 in What Is Cinema? as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 06 2013

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

Jonas Mekas was 89 in Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man as 'Jonas Mekas'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 01 2012

Maya Deren, Take Zero

Jonas Mekas was 89 in Maya Deren, Take Zero as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 30 2012

Reminiscences from Germany

Jonas Mekas was 89 in Reminiscences from Germany as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 2012

3.11 A Sense of Home

Jonas Mekas was 88 in 3.11 A Sense of Home as 'Himself (voice) (segment "Mt. Ventoux")'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 04 2011

My Mars Bar Movie

Jonas Mekas was 88 in My Mars Bar Movie as 'himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 06 2011

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Jonas Mekas was 88 in Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 24 2011

Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

Jonas Mekas was 88 in Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 09 2011

Guest

Jonas Mekas was 88 in Guest as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 25 2011

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

Jonas Mekas was 88 in Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 01 2011

Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas was 87 in Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekas as 'himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 14 2010

New York Conversations

Jonas Mekas was 87 in New York Conversations

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 21 2010

Lavender

Jonas Mekas was 87 in Lavender as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jun 01 2010

Visionaries

Jonas Mekas was 87 in Visionaries as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 2010

Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

Jonas Mekas was 87 in Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 31 2009

It Came from Kuchar

Jonas Mekas was 86 in It Came from Kuchar as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 22 2009

The Signing

Jonas Mekas was 86 in The Signing

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 2009

The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'

Jonas Mekas was 86 in The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery' as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 2009

Doc

Jonas Mekas was 85 in Doc as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 09 2008

Question a Day

Jonas Mekas was 85 in Question a Day

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 2008

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

Jonas Mekas was 85 in Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Jonas Mekas was 85 in Notes on an American Film Director at Work as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 2008

365 Day Project

Jonas Mekas was 85 in 365 Day Project as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 31 2007

Sunday December 30, 2007

Jonas Mekas was 85 in Sunday December 30, 2007 as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 30 2007

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jonas Mekas was 84 in Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 11 2007

Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

Jonas Mekas was 84 in Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007 as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 09 2007

Salvador Dalí at Work

Jonas Mekas was 83 in Salvador Dalí at Work as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 11 2006

The Song of Central Park

Jonas Mekas was 83 in The Song of Central Park as 'Himself (voice)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 11 2006

Salvador Dali, Happenings

Jonas Mekas was 83 in Salvador Dali, Happenings

Movie Released: Wed, Nov 01 2006

Anger Me

Jonas Mekas was 83 in Anger Me as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 23 2006

Notes on Marie Menken

Jonas Mekas was 83 in Notes on Marie Menken as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 20 2006

Who Gets to Call It Art?

Jonas Mekas was 83 in Who Gets to Call It Art? as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 01 2006

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

Jonas Mekas was 83 in Meet The Kuchar Brothers

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 2006

The Definition of Insanity

Jonas Mekas was 82 in The Definition of Insanity

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 10 2005

Excavating Taylor Mead

Jonas Mekas was 82 in Excavating Taylor Mead as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 08 2005

A Letter from Greenpoint

Jonas Mekas was 81 in A Letter from Greenpoint as 'Mekas'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 22 2004

Not in Our Name

Jonas Mekas was 81 in Not in Our Name as 'himself'.

Movie Released: Wed, Dec 31 2003

Axiom of Choice

Jonas Mekas was 80 in Axiom of Choice

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 2003

Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

Jonas Mekas was 79 in Jonas Keeps Shooting Around as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 01 2002

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

Jonas Mekas was 79 in In the Mirror of Maya Deren as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 15 2002

TO NEW YORK WITH LOVE - A Letter to Penny Arcade June 25, 2001

Jonas Mekas was 78 in TO NEW YORK WITH LOVE - A Letter to Penny Arcade June 25, 2001

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 23 2001

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

Jonas Mekas was 77 in As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 05 2000

Requiem for a Manual Typewriter

Jonas Mekas was 77 in Requiem for a Manual Typewriter as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 09 2000

Letter to John from Jonas

Jonas Mekas was 76 in Letter to John from Jonas

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 06 1999

Laboratorium Anthology

Jonas Mekas was 76 in Laboratorium Anthology as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1999

Song of Avignon

Jonas Mekas was 75 in Song of Avignon as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 03 1998

My Country is Cinema

Jonas Mekas was 75 in My Country is Cinema as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1998

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Jonas Mekas was 74 in Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jul 03 1997

A Poet from the Lower East Side

Jonas Mekas was 74 in A Poet from the Lower East Side as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1997

Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

Jonas Mekas was 74 in Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 31 1996

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Jonas Mekas was 73 in Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 30 1996

Michael Snow Up Close

Jonas Mekas was 73 in Michael Snow Up Close as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1996

Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old

Jonas Mekas was 73 in Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1996

Nico Icon

Jonas Mekas was 72 in Nico Icon as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 18 1995

Jonas in the Desert

Jonas Mekas was 71 in Jonas in the Desert as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 01 1994

Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)

Jonas Mekas was 70 in Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 31 1992

Award

Jonas Mekas was 69 in Award as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1992

Just Visiting This Planet

Jonas Mekas was 68 in Just Visiting This Planet

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 05 1991

Quartet Number One

Jonas Mekas was 68 in Quartet Number One

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 03 1991

Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas was 68 in Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekas as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1991

Step Across the Border

Jonas Mekas was 67 in Step Across the Border as 'Butterfly Wing'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 08 1990

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Jonas Mekas was 67 in Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 18 1990

Belladonna

Jonas Mekas was 66 in Belladonna

Movie Released: Mon, May 22 1989

Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties

Jonas Mekas was 66 in Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1989

Invocation: Maya Deren

Jonas Mekas was 63 in Invocation: Maya Deren as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 24 1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Jonas Mekas was 63 in He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 22 1986

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

Jonas Mekas was 63 in Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1986

Home Movies 1971-81

Jonas Mekas was 62 in Home Movies 1971-81

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1985

Persistence of Vision

Jonas Mekas was 61 in Persistence of Vision as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1984

Strong Medicine

Jonas Mekas was 58 in Strong Medicine

Movie Released: Wed, Nov 25 1981

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

Jonas Mekas was 58 in The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 01 1981

No. 18: Mahagonny

Jonas Mekas was 57 in No. 18: Mahagonny as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 13 1980

Self-Portrait

Jonas Mekas was 57 in Self-Portrait as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 07 1980

J. Mekas

Jonas Mekas was 57 in J. Mekas as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1980

ORG

Jonas Mekas was 56 in ORG as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 31 1979

Paradise Not Yet Lost

Jonas Mekas was 56 in Paradise Not Yet Lost as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 03 1979

Cinématon

Jonas Mekas was 55 in Cinématon as 'N°1590'.

Movie Released: Wed, Dec 20 1978

Four Shadows

Jonas Mekas was 55 in Four Shadows

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 03 1978

Notes for Jerome

Jonas Mekas was 55 in Notes for Jerome as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jul 03 1978

Lost, Lost, Lost

Jonas Mekas was 53 in Lost, Lost, Lost as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 14 1976

Postcard from America

Jonas Mekas was 52 in Postcard from America

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1975

‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

Jonas Mekas was 51 in ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 05 1974

Imagine

Jonas Mekas was 49 in Imagine as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 23 1972

Going Home

Jonas Mekas was 49 in Going Home as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 04 1972

Journey to Lithuania

Jonas Mekas was 48 in Journey to Lithuania as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1971

A Matter of Baobab

Jonas Mekas was 47 in A Matter of Baobab

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1970

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

Jonas Mekas was 47 in Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1970

Filmmakers

Jonas Mekas was 46 in Filmmakers as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1969

Jonas

Jonas Mekas was 45 in Jonas as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1968

Underground New York

Jonas Mekas was 45 in Underground New York as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1968

The Song of Avila

Jonas Mekas was 45 in The Song of Avila as 'Narrator'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 31 1967

Poem Posters

Jonas Mekas was 44 in Poem Posters as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 19 1967

Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas was 44 in Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekas as 'himself'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 31 1966

Galaxie

Jonas Mekas was 43 in Galaxie as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 03 1966

The Love Merchant

Jonas Mekas was 43 in The Love Merchant as 'Lounge Patron'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 01 1966

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Jonas Mekas was 42 in Andy Warhol Screen Tests as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 28 1965

Dirt

Jonas Mekas was 42 in Dirt

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 25 1965

Jonas in the Brig

Jonas Mekas was 42 in Jonas in the Brig as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 10 1965

Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

Jonas Mekas was 42 in Award Presentation to Andy Warhol as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 03 1965

Empire

Jonas Mekas was 42 in Empire as 'Self (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 06 1965

Diane the Zebra Woman

Jonas Mekas was 39 in Diane the Zebra Woman

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1962

The Sin of Jesus

Jonas Mekas was 38 in The Sin of Jesus

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 10 1961

Cinématon n°1590 : Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas will be 96+ in Cinématon n°1590 : Jonas Mekas

Movie Released: Unreleased

The Lamb

Jonas Mekas will be 96+ in The Lamb as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Unreleased

Viva Jonas!

Jonas Mekas will be 96+ in Viva Jonas! as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Unreleased

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Kulturplatz

Jonas Mekas was 81+ in Kulturplatz as 'Self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Sep 01 2004