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Jonas Mekas
Directing

Jonas Mekas

Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.

Profession

Directing

Birthday

24 Dec 1922

Age

104 Years

Born In

Semeniškiai, Lithuania

Total Projects

160

Years Active

64 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.8 ★

Overview

Jonas Mekas (12-24-1922 - 1-23-2019) was born 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. After the War he studied philosophy at the University of Mainz. At the end of 1949 the UN Refugee Organization brought both brothers to New York...

Filmography

A Mixtape for Stom

movie

A Mixtape for Stom

2025

A Mixtape for Stom

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

movie

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

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

2022

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

Jonas Mekas Anthology

movie

Jonas Mekas Anthology

2022

Jonas Mekas Anthology

as Jonas Mekas

Fragments of Paradise

movie

Fragments of Paradise

2022

Fragments of Paradise

as Self (archive footage)

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

movie

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

2022

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

as Self

Vertigo

movie

Vertigo

2022

Vertigo

Notes for a Déjà vu

movie

Notes for a Déjà vu

2022

Notes for a Déjà vu

Back from New York

movie

Back from New York

2021

Back from New York

as Himself

The Velvet Underground

movie

The Velvet Underground

2021

The Velvet Underground

as Self

9/11: Life Under Attack

movie

9/11: Life Under Attack

2021

9/11: Life Under Attack

as Self

The Invisible Father

movie

The Invisible Father

2021

The Invisible Father

as Self (archive footage)

Tapes

movie

Tapes

2020

Tapes

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

movie

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

as Himself

Elegy for J.M.

movie

Elegy for J.M.

2019

Elegy for J.M.

Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

movie

Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

2019

Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party

Cinema and Sanctuary

movie

Cinema and Sanctuary

2019

Cinema and Sanctuary

as Self

Self Discovery for Social Survival

movie

Self Discovery for Social Survival

2019

Self Discovery for Social Survival

as Narrator (voice)

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

movie

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

2019

Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film

as Self

Makeshift (for Mekas)

movie

Makeshift (for Mekas)

2019

Makeshift (for Mekas)

CineRaya

movie

Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1

2019

Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1

as Self

Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

movie

Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

2019

Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas

CineRaya

movie

3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

2019

3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)

CineRaya

movie

Jonas Towards Broadway

2019

Jonas Towards Broadway

Beyond the Bolex

movie

Beyond the Bolex

2018

Beyond the Bolex

as Self

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

movie

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

2018

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

movie

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

2018

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

as Self

Nitsch

movie

Nitsch

2018

Nitsch

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

movie

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

2017

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

as Self

On the Holy Spirit

movie

On the Holy Spirit

2016

On the Holy Spirit

EXPRMNTL

movie

EXPRMNTL

2016

EXPRMNTL

as himself

I Had Nowhere to Go

movie

I Had Nowhere to Go

2016

I Had Nowhere to Go

as Himself

Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

movie

Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

2016

Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

as Self

Últimas correspondencias

movie

Últimas correspondencias

2016

Últimas correspondencias

as Self

Filmstudio, mon amour

movie

Filmstudio, mon amour

2015

Filmstudio, mon amour

as Sé stesso

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

movie

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

2015

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

as Self

Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

movie

Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

2015

Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet

A Report from Venice

movie

A Report from Venice

2015

A Report from Venice

All About Bolex

movie

All About Bolex

2015

All About Bolex

My Birthday

movie

My Birthday

2014

My Birthday

River of Fundament

movie

River of Fundament

2014

River of Fundament

as Wake Guest

My Conversations on Film

movie

My Conversations on Film

2013

My Conversations on Film

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

Jonas in the Jungle

2013

Jonas in the Jungle

as Self

What Is Cinema?

movie

What Is Cinema?

2013

What Is Cinema?

as Self

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

movie

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

2012

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man

as Jonas Mekas

CineRaya

movie

Maya Deren, Take Zero

2012

Maya Deren, Take Zero

as Himself

Reminiscences from Germany

movie

Reminiscences from Germany

2012

Reminiscences from Germany

as Himself

My Mars Bar Movie

movie

My Mars Bar Movie

2011

My Mars Bar Movie

as himself

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

movie

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

2011

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

as Himself (voice) (segment "Mt. Ventoux")

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

movie

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

2011

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

as Himself

Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

movie

Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

2011

Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

as Himself

Guest

movie

Guest

2011

Guest

as Self

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

movie

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

2011

Re: Maciunas and Fluxus

Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman

movie

Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman

2011

Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman

CineRaya

movie

Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekas

2010

Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekas

as himself

New York Conversations

movie

New York Conversations

2010

New York Conversations

Lavender

movie

Lavender

2010

Lavender

as Self

Visionaries

movie

Visionaries

2010

Visionaries

as Himself

Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

movie

Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

2009

Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

as Himself

It Came from Kuchar

movie

It Came from Kuchar

2009

It Came from Kuchar

as Self (archive footage)

The Signing

movie

The Signing

2009

The Signing

CineRaya

movie

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

2009

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

as Self

Doc

movie

Doc

2008

Doc

as Himself

Question a Day

movie

Question a Day

2008

Question a Day

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

movie

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

2008

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

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

movie

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

as Self

365 Day Project

movie

365 Day Project

2007

365 Day Project

as Self

Sunday December 30, 2007

movie

Sunday December 30, 2007

2007

Sunday December 30, 2007

as Self

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

movie

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

2007

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

as Self

Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

movie

Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

2007

Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007

as Self

The Song of Central Park

movie

The Song of Central Park

2006

The Song of Central Park

as Himself (voice)

Anger Me

movie

Anger Me

2006

Anger Me

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

Notes on Marie Menken

2006

Notes on Marie Menken

as Self

Who Gets to Call It Art?

movie

Who Gets to Call It Art?

2006

Who Gets to Call It Art?

as Self

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

movie

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

2006

Meet The Kuchar Brothers

CineRaya

movie

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

2006

Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master

as Self

The Definition of Insanity

movie

The Definition of Insanity

2005

The Definition of Insanity

Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

movie

Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

2005

Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol

Excavating Taylor Mead

movie

Excavating Taylor Mead

2005

Excavating Taylor Mead

as Self

Kulturplatz

tv

Kulturplatz

2004

Kulturplatz

as Self

CineRaya

movie

A Letter from Greenpoint

2004

A Letter from Greenpoint

as Mekas

CineRaya

movie

Not in Our Name

2003

Not in Our Name

as himself

Axiom of Choice

movie

Axiom of Choice

2003

Axiom of Choice

as Self

Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

movie

Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

2002

Jonas Keeps Shooting Around

as Himself

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

movie

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

2002

In the Mirror of Maya Deren

as Himself

Notes in Lifestyle Margins

movie

Notes in Lifestyle Margins

2002

Notes in Lifestyle Margins

A Letter to Penny Arcade

movie

A Letter to Penny Arcade

2001

A Letter to Penny Arcade

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

movie

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

2000

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

as Narrator (voice)

CineRaya

movie

Requiem for a Manual Typewriter

2000

Requiem for a Manual Typewriter

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

Letter to John from Jonas

1999

Letter to John from Jonas

CineRaya

movie

Laboratorium Anthology

1999

Laboratorium Anthology

as Himself

Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

movie

Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

1998

Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97

Song of Avignon

movie

Song of Avignon

1998

Song of Avignon

as Self

CineRaya

movie

My Country is Cinema

1998

My Country is Cinema

as Self

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

movie

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

1997

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

as Self

A Poet from the Lower East Side

movie

A Poet from the Lower East Side

1997

A Poet from the Lower East Side

as Self

Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

movie

Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

1996

Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October

as Himself

Michael Snow Up Close

movie

Michael Snow Up Close

1996

Michael Snow Up Close

as Himself

Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old

movie

Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old

1996

Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old

as Himself

Nico Icon

movie

Nico Icon

1995

Nico Icon

as Self

Jonas in the Desert

movie

Jonas in the Desert

1994

Jonas in the Desert

as Self

Jonas Mekas in Budapest

movie

Jonas Mekas in Budapest

1993

Jonas Mekas in Budapest

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

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

1992

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

Award

movie

Award

1992

Award

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

Just Visiting This Planet

1991

Just Visiting This Planet

Quartet Number One

movie

Quartet Number One

1991

Quartet Number One

CineRaya

movie

Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekas

1991

Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekas

as Himself

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

movie

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

as Self

Step Across the Border

movie

Step Across the Border

1990

Step Across the Border

as Butterfly Wing

Belladonna

movie

Belladonna

1989

Belladonna

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

movie

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

1989

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

as Self

Invocation: Maya Deren

movie

Invocation: Maya Deren

1986

Invocation: Maya Deren

as Himself

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

movie

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

as Self (archive footage)

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

movie

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

1986

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

as Self

Home Movies 1971-81

movie

Home Movies 1971-81

1985

Home Movies 1971-81

Persistence of Vision

movie

Persistence of Vision

1984

Persistence of Vision

as Self

Strong Medicine

movie

Strong Medicine

1981

Strong Medicine

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

movie

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

1981

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

CineRaya

movie

No. 18: Mahagonny

1980

No. 18: Mahagonny

as Self

Self-Portrait

movie

Self-Portrait

1980

Self-Portrait

as Himself

J. Mekas

movie

J. Mekas

1980

J. Mekas

as Self

ORG

movie

ORG

1979

ORG

as Self (archive footage)

CineRaya

movie

Paradise Not Yet Lost

1979

Paradise Not Yet Lost

as Himself

Cinématon

movie

Cinématon

1978

Cinématon

as N°1590

Four Shadows

movie

Four Shadows

1978

Four Shadows

Notes for Jerome

movie

Notes for Jerome

1978

Notes for Jerome

as Self

Lost, Lost, Lost

movie

Lost, Lost, Lost

1976

Lost, Lost, Lost

as Self

Postcard from America

movie

Postcard from America

1975

Postcard from America

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

movie

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

1974

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

Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

movie

Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

1973

Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

Imagine

movie

Imagine

1972

Imagine

as Self

Going Home

movie

Going Home

1972

Going Home

as Himself

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

movie

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

1972

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971

1971

Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971

as Self

Journey to Lithuania

movie

Journey to Lithuania

1971

Journey to Lithuania

as Himself

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

movie

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

1970

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

Filmmakers

movie

Filmmakers

1969

Filmmakers

as Himself

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

movie

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

as Self

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

movie

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

as self

A Matter of Baobab

movie

A Matter of Baobab

1968

A Matter of Baobab

CineRaya

movie

Jonas

1968

Jonas

as Himself

Underground New York

movie

Underground New York

1968

Underground New York

as Self

The Song of Avila

movie

The Song of Avila

1967

The Song of Avila

as Narrator

Poem Posters

movie

Poem Posters

1967

Poem Posters

as Self

Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekas

movie

Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekas

1966

Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekas

as himself

Galaxie

movie

Galaxie

1966

Galaxie

as Self

CineRaya

movie

The Love Merchant

1966

The Love Merchant

as Lounge Patron

Shooting Guns

movie

Shooting Guns

1966

Shooting Guns

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

movie

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

1965

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Dirt

1965

Dirt

Jonas in the Brig

movie

Jonas in the Brig

1965

Jonas in the Brig

as Himself

Empire

movie

Empire

1965

Empire

as Self (uncredited)

CineRaya

movie

Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

1964

Award Presentation to Andy Warhol

as Self

Salvador Dalí at Work

movie

Salvador Dalí at Work

1964

Salvador Dalí at Work

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Diane the Zebra Woman

1962

Diane the Zebra Woman

CineRaya

movie

The Sin of Jesus

1961

The Sin of Jesus

CineRaya

movie

The Lamb

TBA

The Lamb

as Self

Viva Jonas!

movie

Viva Jonas!

TBA

Viva Jonas!

as Himself

CineRaya

movie

Cinématon n°1590 : Jonas Mekas

TBA

Cinématon n°1590 : Jonas Mekas

CineRaya

movie

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

TBA

The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus

as Self

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