Directing
Jonas Mekas
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical4.7average 0.9
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Showbiz3.2average 1.2
- Wonder5.1average 3.4
- Melancholy6.4average 4.7
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Spiritual3.2average 2.0
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Crime1.0, average 3.7
- Mystery1.7, average 4.1
- Adrenaline2.7, average 5.1
- Tension4.2, average 6.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Experimental Film 4
- Avant-Garde 4
- Archival Footage 4
- Personal Documentary 3
- Meditative 3
- Nostalgic Reflection 3
- Personal Reflection 2
- Intimate Portrait 2
- Filmmaking 2
- Jonas Mekas 2
- Experimental Cinema 2
- Non-Linear Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Andy WarholActorScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections, Diaries, Notes, and Sketches, Happy Birthday to John, Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance, This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography, +4 more
Allen GinsbergActorScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections, As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Hare Krishna, To John With Love, Lost, Lost, Lost, +3 more
John LennonActorScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections, To John With Love, John & Yoko Bed-In, Happy Birthday to John, Warhol and Maciunas, +1 more
Ken JacobsActorAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Lost, Lost, Lost, 20 Little Films, For Life, Against the War, Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin, +1 more
Kenneth AngerActor42 One Dream Rush, 42 One Dream Rush, He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life, Birth of a Nation, 42 One Dream Rush
Stan BrakhageActorAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Birth of a Nation, 20 Little Films, For Life, Against the War, Brakhage Crosses Central Park
Yoko OnoActorTo John With Love, John & Yoko Bed-In, Happy Birthday to John, Warhol and Maciunas, I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance
Adolfas MekasActorAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, The Brig, Guns of the Trees, Lost, Lost, Lost, Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Robert BreerActorAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life, Birth of a Nation, For Life, Against the War
Peter KubelkaActorAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania, Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch, Paradise Not Yet Lost
Jerome HillActor365 Day Project, Notes for Jerome, Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum, Carl G. Jung or Lapis Philosophorum
Gerard MalangaActorScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections, Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance, Andy at Work, Award Presentation to Andy Warhol
Movies and TV shows
159Upcoming
3 titles
2020s
2 titles
Jonas Mekas Anthology (2022)
as Jonas Mekas
Tapes (2020)
Director
2010s
40 titles · average score 63
Requiem (2019)
Director
Self Discovery for Social Survival (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
74
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (2013)
Writer, Director
72
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)
as Jonas Mekas
Sleepless Nights Stories (2011)
Director
58
42 One Dream Rush (2010)
Director
WTC Haikus (2010)
Director, Producer
53
42 One Dream Rush (2010)
Director
Lavender (2010)
Director of Photography, Director
2000s
52 titles · average score 78
Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008)
Director of Photography, Director
365 Day Project (2007)
Director
Salvador Dalí at Work (2006)
Writer, Cinematography
The Song of Central Park (2006)
Director
A Visit to Stan Brakhage (2006)
Director
Brakhage Crosses Central Park (2006)
Writer, Director
A Letter from Greenpoint (2004)
as Mekas
Williamsburg, Brooklyn (2003)
Director
78
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
1990s
26 titles · average score 62
Song of Avignon (1998)
Writer, Director
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)
Director, Cinematography
Happy Birthday to John (1997)
Director
Birth of a Nation (1997)
Cinematography, Editor
Quartet Number One (1991)
Director
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum (1991)
Director, Editor
67
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections (1990)
Editor, Cinematography
Step Across the Border (1990)
as Butterfly Wing
1980s
8 titles
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)
Cinematography, Director
Street Songs (1983)
Director
The Song of Stockholm (1981)
Director
Travel Songs (1981)
Director
Self-Portrait (1980)
Director
Robert Haller's Wedding (1980)
Director
1970s
8 titles · average score 72
Paradise Not Yet Lost (1979)
Director
In Between (1978)
Director
Notes for Jerome (1978)
Director, Cinematography
Cinématon (1978)
as N°1590
72
Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
Cinematography, Director
73
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
Editor, Cinematography
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden (1972)
Writer, Director
The Song of Moscow (1970)
Director
1960s
20 titles · average score 60
Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel (1969)
Director, Cinematography
Hare Krishna (1967)
Director
The Song of Assisi (1967)
Director
64
The Song of Avila (1967)
as Narrator
The Song of Italy (1967)
Director
Report from Millbrook (1966)
Director
Cassis (1966)
Director of Photography, Director
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1965)
Director, Editor
Film Magazine of the Arts (1965)
Editor, Director
68
The Brig (1964)
Director, Cinematography
Senseless (1962)
Writer
70
Guns of the Trees (1961)
Editor, Writer