Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Filmography

As Cast

A Mixtape for Stom (2025)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022)
as Self
Notes for a Déjà vu (2022)
Vertigo (2022)
Jonas Mekas Anthology (2022)
as Jonas Mekas
Fragments of Paradise (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages (2022)
The Velvet Underground (2021)
as Self
Back from New York (2021)
as Himself
The Invisible Father (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
9/11: Life Under Attack (2021)
as Self
Tapes (2020)
Tiny Tim: King for a Day (2020)
as Himself
Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1 (2019)
as Self
Cinema and Sanctuary (2019)
as Self
Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas Mekas (2019)
Makeshift (for Mekas) (2019)
Gena Rowlands: A Life on Film (2019)
as Self
Self Discovery for Social Survival (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party (2019)
Elegy for J.M. (2019)
Jonas Towards Broadway (2019)
3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert) (2019)
George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus (2018)
as Self
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)
Nitsch (2018)
Beyond the Bolex (2018)
as Self
I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance (2017)
as Self
On the Holy Spirit (2016)
I Had Nowhere to Go (2016)
as Himself
Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas (2016)
as Self
EXPRMNTL (2016)
as himself
Últimas correspondencias (2016)
as Self
All About Bolex (2015)
A Report from Venice (2015)
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol (2015)
as Self
Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American Prophet (2015)
Filmstudio, mon amour (2015)
as Sé stesso
My Birthday (2014)
River of Fundament (2014)
as Wake Guest
My Conversations on Film (2013)
as Himself
What Is Cinema? (2013)
as Self
Jonas in the Jungle (2013)
as Self
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)
as Jonas Mekas
Maya Deren, Take Zero (2012)
as Himself
Reminiscences from Germany (2012)
as Self
Guest (2011)
as Self
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011)
as Himself
My Mars Bar Movie (2011)
as himself
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus (2011)
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin (2011)
as Himself
3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)
as Himself (voice) (segment "Mt. Ventoux")
Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful Woman (2011)
Lavender (2010)
as Self
Visionaries (2010)
as Himself
New York Conversations (2010)
Portrait Serie - Jonas Mekas (2010)
as himself
The Signing (2009)
The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery' (2009)
as Self
It Came from Kuchar (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days (2009)
as Himself
Doc (2008)
as Himself
Question a Day (2008)
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory (2008)
Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008)
as Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
as Self
Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007 (2007)
as Self
365 Day Project (2007)
as Self
Sunday December 30, 2007 (2007)
as Self
Anger Me (2006)
as Himself
Notes on Marie Menken (2006)
as Self
Salvador Dalí at Work (2006)
as Self
Meet The Kuchar Brothers (2006)
Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006)
as Self
The Song of Central Park (2006)
as Himself (voice)
Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video Master (2006)
as Self
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative (2006)
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC (2006)
End of the Millennium Espresso (2006)
Imperfect Film (2006)
Taping for As I was Moving Ahead… (2006)
Kreutzer Sonata (2006)
The Definition of Insanity (2005)
Excavating Taylor Mead (2005)
as Self
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol (2005)
A Letter from Greenpoint (2004)
as Mekas
Kulturplatz (2004)
as Self
Not in Our Name (2003)
as himself
Axiom of Choice (2003)
as Self
Jonas Keeps Shooting Around (2002)
as Himself
In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002)
as Himself
Notes in Lifestyle Margins (2002)
A Letter to Penny Arcade (2001)
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
as Narrator (voice)
Requiem for a Manual Typewriter (2000)
as Himself
Laboratorium Anthology (1999)
as Himself
Letter to John from Jonas (1999)
My Country is Cinema (1998)
as Self
Song of Avignon (1998)
as Self
Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97 (1998)
A Poet from the Lower East Side (1997)
as Self
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)
as Self
Michael Snow Up Close (1996)
as Himself
Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old (1996)
as Himself
Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th October (1996)
as Himself
Nico Icon (1995)
as Self
Jonas in the Desert (1994)
as Self
Jonas Mekas in Budapest (1993)
as Himself
The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus (1993)
as Self
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992)
Award (1992)
as Himself
Interview and Reading: Jonas Mekas (1991)
as Himself
Just Visiting This Planet (1991)
Quartet Number One (1991)
Step Across the Border (1990)
as Butterfly Wing
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990)
as Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990)
as Self
Belladonna (1989)
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989)
as Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Invocation: Maya Deren (1986)
as Himself
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank (1986)
as Self
Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)
Persistence of Vision (1984)
as Self
Strong Medicine (1981)
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man (1981)
Travel Songs (1981)
as Self (uncredited)
J. Mekas (1980)
as Self
No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)
as Self
Self-Portrait (1980)
as Himself
ORG (1979)
as Self (archive footage)
Paradise Not Yet Lost (1979)
as Himself
Notes for Jerome (1978)
as Self
Four Shadows (1978)
Cinématon (1978)
as N°1590
Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
as Self
Postcard from America (1975)
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)
Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema” (1973)
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
as Self
Going Home (1972)
as Himself
Imagine (1972)
as Self
Journey to Lithuania (1971)
as Himself
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971 (1971)
as Self
Up Your Legs Forever (1971)
as Self - Legs
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo (1970)
Filmmakers (1969)
as Himself
Jonas (1968)
as Himself
Underground New York (1968)
as Self
A Matter of Baobab (1968)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
as self
The Song of Avila (1967)
as Narrator
Poem Posters (1967)
as Self
Galaxie (1966)
as Self
The Love Merchant (1966)
as Lounge Patron
Screen Test [ST211]: Jonas Mekas (1966)
as himself
Shooting Guns (1966)
Jonas in the Brig (1965)
as Himself
Dirt (1965)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
as Self
Empire (1965)
as Self (uncredited)
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964)
as Self
Diane the Zebra Woman (1962)
The Sin of Jesus (1961)
The Lamb
as Self
Viva Jonas!
as Himself
Cinématon n°1590 : Jonas Mekas

As Crew

Tapes (2020)
Director
Requiem (2019)
Director
Self Discovery for Social Survival (2019)
Writer
I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance (2017)
Director
From the Notebooks of a Cinema Maniac (2017)
Director
From the diaries of a cinema maniac (2017)
Director
Crickets (2017)
Director
On the Holy Spirit (2016)
Director
Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOpera (2016)
Director
Últimas correspondencias (2016)
Director
My Bolexes (2015)
Director, Cinematography
All About Bolex (2015)
Director, Camera Operator
A Report from Venice (2015)
Director
Scenes from the Life of Raimund Abraham (2015)
Director
New Seasons Movement IV (2015)
Director
My Birthday (2014)
Director
Destruction of the Berlin Wall (2014)
Director
Halloween 1990 (2014)
Director
A Cardinal (2014)
Director
Flowers (2014)
Director
The Sixties Quartet (2013)
Director
I Leave Chelsea Hotel (2013)
Director
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man (2012)
Director
Reminiscences from Germany (2012)
Director
20 Little Films (2012)
Director
Happy Easter Ride (2012)
Director
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin (2011)
Director
Sleepless Nights Stories (2011)
Director
First Class Flight (2011)
Director
3.11 A Sense of Home Films (2011)
Director
Mt. Ventoux (2011)
Director
My Mars Bar Movie (2011)
Director
Keep Singing (2011)
Director
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus (2011)
Director
My Paris Movie (2011)
Director
WTC Haikus (2010)
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
42 One Dream Rush (2010)
Director
Lavender (2010)
Director, Director of Photography
Orchard Street (2010)
Director
Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSR (2009)
Director
Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008)
Director, Director of Photography
Friday March 16, 2007 (2007)
Director
Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007 (2007)
Director
Monday Jan. 1, 2007 (2007)
Director
Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make Capirinha (2007)
Director
365 Day Project (2007)
Director
Monday April 16, 2007 (2007)
Director
Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part Two (2007)
Director
Sunday December 30, 2007 (2007)
Director
Saturday Jan. 6 (2007)
Cinematography, Director
A Visit to Stan Brakhage (2006)
Director
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance (2006)
Director
John & Yoko Bed-In (2006)
Director
To Barbara Rubin with Love (2006)
Director
A Visit to Stan Brakhage (2006)
Director
Dedication to Matsuo Basho (2006)
Director
A Visit to Timothy Leary (2006)
Director
Bibi Hansen (2006)
Director
Carl Dreyer (2006)
Director
Warhol and Maciunas (2006)
Director
Poets at the Living Theater (2006)
Director
Andy at Work (2006)
Director
Robert Frank Films (2006)
Director
Salvador Dalí at Work (2006)
Director, Writer, Cinematography
Cinémathèque Française (2006)
Director
Brakhage Crosses Central Park (2006)
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer
The Destruction Quartet (2006)
Director
Monks of Cinema (2006)
Director
Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador Dalí (2006)
Director
The Song of Central Park (2006)
Director
To John With Love (2006)
Director
John & Yoko Bed-In (2006)
Director
The Monks of Cinema (2006)
Director
A Visit to Timothy Leary (2006)
Director
I Am Searching for Nothing (2006)
Director
Fluxus on the Hudson (2006)
Director
Elia Kazan (2006)
Director
Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's Cooperative (2006)
Director
Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles (2006)
Director
Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYC (2006)
Director
End of the Millennium Espresso (2006)
Director
Jackie & Lee Fragments of an Unfinished Biography (2006)
Director
Imperfect Film (2006)
Director
Taping for As I was Moving Ahead… (2006)
Director
Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues (2006)
Director
Kreutzer Sonata (2006)
Director
Scenes from the Life of Hermann Nitsch (2005)
Director, Editor
Notes on Utopia (2005)
Director
A Letter from Greenpoint (2004)
Director, Writer, Creator
Williamsburg, Brooklyn (2003)
Director
A Visit To Hans Richter (2003)
Director, Editor
Three Friends (2002)
Director
Mysteries (2002)
Director
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten (2001)
Director
A Letter to Penny Arcade (2001)
Director
Diary Entry: Father and Daughter (2001)
Director
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Silence, Please (2000)
Director, Cinematography
Autobiography of a Man Who Carried his Memory in his Eyes (2000)
Director
Requiem for a Manual Typewriter (2000)
Director
Mozart & Elvis (2000)
Director
This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography (1999)
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Laboratorium Anthology (1999)
Director
Letter to John from Jonas (1999)
Director
A Few Notes on Andy's Factory (1999)
Director
Song of Avignon (1998)
Director, Writer
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998 (1998)
Director
Happy Birthday to John (1997)
Director
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)
Director, Cinematography, Editor
Nam June Paik's Piano Piece (1997)
Director
Birth of a Nation (1997)
Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer
Letters from Nowhere (1997)
Director, Writer, Editor
Celebrate Cinema 101 (1996)
Director
Cinema Is Not 100 Years Old (1996)
Director
Song of The Salamander (1996)
Director
Imperfect Three-Image Films (1995)
Director
On My Way to Fujiyama I met.. (1995)
Director of Photography, Director
Memories of Frankenstein (1995)
Director
Peter Kubelka at the Library of Congress (1993)
Director
Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992)
Director
The Education of Sebastian or Egypt Regained (1992)
Director
Quartet Number One (1991)
Director
Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis Philosophorum (1991)
Director, Editor
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1990)
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
A Walk (1990)
Director, Camera Operator
Mob of Angels: Baptism (1990)
Director
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)
Director, Cinematography, Editor, Writer
Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio (1983)
Director
Street Songs (1983)
Director
Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers" (1983)
Director
Travel Songs (1981)
Director
The Song of Stockholm (1981)
Director
Self-Portrait (1980)
Director
Robert Haller's Wedding (1980)
Director
Paradise Not Yet Lost (1979)
Director
In Between (1978)
Director
Notes for Jerome (1978)
Director, Cinematography
Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972)
Director, Cinematography, Writer, Editor
Elvis Live at Madison Square Garden (1972)
Director, Camera Operator, Writer
The Song of Moscow (1971)
Director
Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel (1969)
Director, Cinematography
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
Notes on the Circus (1967)
Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Hare Krishna (1967)
Director
The Italian Notebook (1967)
Director
The Song of Avila (1967)
Director
The Song of Italy (1967)
Director
The Song of Assisi (1967)
Director
For Life, Against the War (1967)
Director
Cassis (1966)
Director of Photography, Editor, Director
Report from Millbrook (1966)
Director
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966 (1966)
Camera Operator
European Diaries (1966)
Sound Designer
Film Magazine of the Arts (1965)
Director, Editor, Cinematography
Empire (1965)
Cinematography
The Brig (1964)
Director, Cinematography, Director of Photography
Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964)
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Hallelujah the Hills (1963)
Assistant Director
Senseless (1962)
Writer
Guns of the Trees (1961)
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor
When
Director
Marcel Hanoun wedding
Director