Portrait of Jonas Mekas

Directing

Jonas Mekas

Career

Active from 1961 to 2022, busiest in 2006 with 39 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 1.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jonas Mekas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.2, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    0.6, average 4.0
  • Tension
    2.7, average 6.0
  • Adrenaline
    1.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Film 6
  • Archival Footage 6
  • Avant-Garde 4
  • Nostalgic Reflection 3
  • Personal Documentary 3
  • Meditative 3
  • Experimental Cinema 3
  • Jonas Mekas 3
  • Intimate Portrait 3
  • Non-Linear Narrative 2
  • Poetic Realism 2
  • Intimate & Observational 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

173
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
When
When

Director

Hollywood Party
Hollywood Party

Director

2020s

2 titles
Jonas Mekas Anthology
Jonas Mekas Anthology (2022)

as Jonas Mekas

Tapes
Tapes (2020)

Director

2010s

42 titles · average score 64
Self Discovery for Social Survival
Self Discovery for Social Survival (2019)

as Narrator (voice)

Requiem
Requiem (2019)

Director

Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera (2016)

Director

Filmstudio, mon amour
Filmstudio, mon amour (2015)

as Sé stesso

My Birthday
My Birthday (2014)

Director

Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Jonas Mekas

Reminiscences from Germany
Reminiscences from Germany (2012)

Director

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)

Director

Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin (2011)

Director

Sleepless Nights Stories
Sleepless Nights Stories (2011)

Director

42 One Dream Rush
42 One Dream Rush (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

WTC Haikus
WTC Haikus (2010)

Director of Photography, Director

2000s

66 titles · average score 78
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR (2009)

Director

Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008)

Director of Photography, Director

365 Day Project
365 Day Project (2007)

Director

Salvador Dalí at Work
Salvador Dalí at Work (2006)

Writer, Director

The Song of Central Park
The Song of Central Park (2006)

Director

To Barbara Rubin with Love
To Barbara Rubin with Love (2006)

Director

A Visit to Stan Brakhage
A Visit to Stan Brakhage (2006)

Director

A Letter from Greenpoint
A Letter from Greenpoint (2004)

as Mekas

Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg, Brooklyn (2003)

Director

Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten (2001)

Director

A Letter to Penny Arcade
A Letter to Penny Arcade (2001)

Director

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
GoodWatch score 78

as Narrator (voice)

1990s

24 titles · average score 67
This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography
This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Producer, Director

Laboratorium Anthology
Laboratorium Anthology (1999)

Director

Song of Avignon
Song of Avignon (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Editor

Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation (1997)

Cinematography, Writer

Happy Birthday to John
Happy Birthday to John (1997)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)

Editor, Director

Imperfect Three-Image Films
Imperfect Three-Image Films (1995)

Director

Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum (1991)

Director, Editor

Quartet Number One
Quartet Number One (1991)

Director

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Director of Photography

Step Across the Border
Step Across the Border (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

as Butterfly Wing

1980s

8 titles
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)

Cinematography, Director

Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio
Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio (1983)

Director

Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers"
Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers" (1983)

Director

Street Songs
Street Songs (1983)

Director

The Song of Stockholm
The Song of Stockholm (1981)

Director

Travel Songs
Travel Songs (1981)

Director

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait (1980)

Director

Robert Haller's Wedding
Robert Haller's Wedding (1980)

Director

1970s

8 titles · average score 75
Paradise Not Yet Lost
Paradise Not Yet Lost (1979)

Director

In Between
In Between (1978)

Director

Notes for Jerome
Notes for Jerome (1978)

Director, Writer

Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)

as N°1590

Lost, Lost, Lost
Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
GoodWatch score 78

Cinematography, Writer

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
GoodWatch score 73

Editor, Cinematography

The Song of Moscow
The Song of Moscow (1971)

Director

Marcel Hanoun wedding
Marcel Hanoun wedding (1971)

Director

1960s

21 titles · average score 65
Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel
Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel (1969)

Director, Cinematography

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
GoodWatch score 80

Writer, Director

Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna (1967)

Director

Notes on the Circus
Notes on the Circus (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography, Director

The Song of Avila
The Song of Avila (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator

The Song of Assisi
The Song of Assisi (1967)

Director

The Song of Italy
The Song of Italy (1967)

Director

Cassis
Cassis (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography, Director

The Brig
The Brig (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Cinematography

Award Presentation to Andy Warhol
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964)

Editor, Director

Senseless
Senseless (1962)

Writer

Guns of the Trees
Guns of the Trees (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer