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Kulturplatz2004* 6.0
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections1990* 6.6
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV2023* 6.8
The Definition of Insanity2005* 9.5
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000* 7.8
River of Fundament2014* 6.0
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968* 7.3
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory2022* 7.8
The Velvet Underground2021* 6.8
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990* 7.2
Imagine1972* 7.1
A Poet from the Lower East Side1997* 10.0
3.11 A Sense of Home Films2011* 6.5
9/11: Life Under Attack2021* 7.6
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986* 8.4
Jonas in the Desert1994* 6.4
Doc2008* NR
It Came from Kuchar2009* 7.2
Notes on an American Film Director at Work2008* 5.6
Andy Warhol Screen Tests1965* 8.0
Birth of a Nation1997* 7.0
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol2005* NR
ORG1979* 5.1
365 Day Project2007* 10.0
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank1986* NR
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory2008* 2.9
Laboratorium Anthology1999* NR
The Sin of Jesus1961* 5.6
Tiny Tim: King for a Day2020* 6.1
Nitsch2018* NR
Home Movies 1971-811985* NR
This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography1999* 5.9
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus2018* 7.0
A Mixtape for Stom2025* NR
Empire1965* 4.4
Up Your Legs Forever1971* 8.0
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis2007* 6.7
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania1972* 6.9
In the Mirror of Maya Deren2002* 7.5
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground2018* NR
Jonas Mekas
DirectingBorn 24 Dec 1922Semeniškiai, Lithuania
Jonas Mekas (24 December 1922 - 23 January 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 City, where they settled down in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Two months after his arrival in New York he borrowed money to buy his first Bolex camera and began to record brief moments of his life. He soon got deeply involved in the American Avan…
Known For & Filmography
Kulturplatz2004* 6.0Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections1990* 6.6Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV2023* 6.8The Definition of Insanity2005* 9.5As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty2000* 7.8River of Fundament2014* 6.0Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968* 7.3Film: The Living Record of Our Memory2022* 7.8The Velvet Underground2021* 6.8Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990* 7.2Imagine1972* 7.1A Poet from the Lower East Side1997* 10.03.11 A Sense of Home Films2011* 6.59/11: Life Under Attack2021* 7.6He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life1986* 8.4Jonas in the Desert1994* 6.4Doc2008* NRIt Came from Kuchar2009* 7.2Notes on an American Film Director at Work2008* 5.6Andy Warhol Screen Tests1965* 8.0Birth of a Nation1997* 7.0Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol2005* NRORG1979* 5.1365 Day Project2007* 10.0Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank1986* NRAndy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory2008* 2.9Laboratorium Anthology1999* NRThe Sin of Jesus1961* 5.6Tiny Tim: King for a Day2020* 6.1Nitsch2018* NRHome Movies 1971-811985* NRThis Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography1999* 5.9George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus2018* 7.0A Mixtape for Stom2025* NREmpire1965* 4.4Up Your Legs Forever1971* 8.0Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis2007* 6.7Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania1972* 6.9In the Mirror of Maya Deren2002* 7.5Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground2018* NRData by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.