This box set brings together the key works of Jonas Mekas, one of the most prolific avant-garde film artists and an acclaimed poet. Born in Lithuania in 1922, chased west by Soviet and Nazi forces, Mekas and his brother spent four years in German displaced persons’ camps before arriving in New York in 1949 where they started shooting 16mm films on exile, military domination and poetic freedom. Jonas developed his diary style of filmmaking while busying himself as a film critic, programmer, organizer and distributor.
Contents
Short Film Works, 1949-1963, 1976, 16mm, B&W and color, 180′
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania, 1971-1972 / 16mm / color / 82′
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, 2000 / 16mm / color / 288′
Walden, 1964-1969 / 16mm / color / 180′
The Brig, 1964 / 16mm / B&W / 68′