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Jonas Mekas: movies and TV shows

Jonas Mekas has 350 credits in the archive: 349 films and 1 TV series, from 1967 to 2025. Highest rated: Imagine (7.1/10).

Career timeline

1967 – 2025 · busiest year: 2006 (50 credits)

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Full filmography

YearTitleRoleTypeRatingAge then
2025A Mixtape for StomFilm—102
2023Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archive footage)Film6.8100
2022VertigoFilm—99
2022Fragments of ParadiseSelf (archive footage)Film6.599
2022Jonas Mekas AnthologyJonas MekasFilm—99
2022Notes for a Déjà vuFilm—99
2022Film: The Living Record of Our MemorySelfFilm7.899
2022Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the AgesFilm—99
2021The Velvet UndergroundSelfFilm6.898
20219/11: Life Under AttackSelfFilm7.598
2021The Invisible FatherSelf (archive footage)Film—98
2021Back from New YorkHimselfFilm—98
2020TapesFilm—97
2020TapesFilm—97
2020Tiny Tim: King for a DayHimselfFilm6.197
2019Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmSelfFilm7.296
2019Last Interview Film of Jonas Mekas/version 1SelfFilm—96
2019RequiemFilm8.096
2019Keep singing: a tribute to Jonas MekasFilm—96
2019Self Discovery for Social SurvivalNarrator (voice)Film5.496
2019Self Discovery for Social SurvivalFilm5.496
2019Jonas Towards BroadwayFilm—96
2019Makeshift (for Mekas)Film6.096
20193 Friends Singing (...in the Desert)Film—96
2019Elegy for J.M.Film—96
2019Cinema and SanctuarySelfFilm—96
2019Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the PartyFilm—96
2018George: The Story of George Maciunas and FluxusSelfFilm7.095
2018NitschFilm—95
2018Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY UndergroundFilm—95
2018Beyond the BolexSelfFilm7.095
2017CricketsFilm—94
2017From the diaries of a cinema maniacFilm—94
2017From the Notebooks of a Cinema ManiacFilm—94
2017I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that FragranceSelfFilm8.094
2017I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that FragranceFilm8.094
2016Reminiscences of Jonas MekasSelfFilm—93
2016Últimas correspondenciasSelfFilm—93
2016Últimas correspondenciasFilm—93
2016I Had Nowhere to GoHimselfFilm—93
2016Yoko Ono Lennon's Courage Awards 2016: Laurie Anderson, Mohammad el Gharani, Eileen Boxer, RoseLee Goldberg, LoftOperaFilm9.293
2016EXPRMNTLhimselfFilm—93
2016On the Holy SpiritFilm—93
2016On the Holy SpiritFilm—93
2015Filmstudio, mon amourSé stessoFilm10.092
2015All About BolexFilm—92
2015All About BolexFilm—92
2015All About BolexFilm—92
2015Scenes from the Life of Raimund AbrahamFilm—92
2015A Report from VeniceFilm—92
2015A Report from VeniceFilm—92
2015My BolexesFilm—92
2015My BolexesFilm—92
2015A Day in the Life of Andy WarholSelfFilm5.092
2015Behind the Artist: Andy Warhol, an American ProphetFilm—92
2015New Seasons Movement IVFilm—92
2014River of FundamentWake GuestFilm5.991
2014A CardinalFilm—91
2014My BirthdayFilm6.091
2014My BirthdayFilm6.091
2014FlowersFilm—91
2014Destruction of the Berlin WallFilm—91
2014Halloween 1990Film—91
2013My Conversations on FilmHimselfFilm3.290
2013I Leave Chelsea HotelFilm—90
2013What Is Cinema?SelfFilm6.590
2013The Sixties QuartetFilm—90
2013Jonas in the JungleSelfFilm—90
201220 Little FilmsFilm—89
2012Reminiscences from GermanySelfFilm—89
2012Reminiscences from GermanyFilm—89
2012Happy Easter RideFilm—89
2012Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy ManJonas MekasFilm6.589
2012Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy ManFilm6.589
2012Maya Deren, Take ZeroHimselfFilm5.089
2011GuestSelfFilm6.088
20113.11 A Sense of Home FilmsHimself (voice) (segment "Mt. Ventoux")Film6.588
20113.11 A Sense of Home FilmsFilm6.588
2011Keep SingingFilm—88
2011Mt. VentouxFilm—88
2011Re: Maciunas and FluxusFilm—88
2011Re: Maciunas and FluxusFilm—88
2011Sleepless Nights StoriesFilm5.388
2011My Paris MovieFilm—88
2011My Mars Bar MoviehimselfFilm—88
2011My Mars Bar MovieFilm—88
2011Free Radicals: A History of Experimental FilmHimselfFilm6.888
2011First Class FlightFilm—88
2011Cyclopean 3D: Life with a Beautiful WomanFilm—88
2011Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. GuerinHimselfFilm7.088
2011Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. GuerinFilm7.088
2010Orchard StreetFilm—87
2010WTC HaikusFilm7.987
2010WTC HaikusFilm7.987
2010WTC HaikusFilm7.987
2010WTC HaikusFilm7.987
201042 One Dream RushFilm5.087
2010VisionariesHimselfFilm6.087
2010Portrait Serie - Jonas MekashimselfFilm—87
2010New York ConversationsFilm—87
2010LavenderSelfFilm—87
2010LavenderFilm—87
2010LavenderFilm—87
2009It Came from KucharSelf (archive footage)Film7.286
2009Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome DaysHimselfFilm6.586
2009Lithuania and the Collapse of the USSRFilm9.086
2009The Perfect Team: The Making of 'On the Bowery'SelfFilm—86
2009The SigningFilm—86
2008DocHimselfFilm—85
2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkSelfFilm5.685
2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkFilm5.685
2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkFilm5.685
2008Question a DayFilm—85
2008Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver FactoryFilm2.985
2007365 Day ProjectSelfFilm10.084
2007365 Day ProjectFilm10.084
2007Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007SelfFilm—84
2007Tuesday Jan. 9, 2007Film—84
2007Thursday Jan. 4, 2007: Pedro (São Paulo) or The Right Way To Make CapirinhaFilm—84
2007Monday Jan. 1, 2007Film—84
2007Jack Smith and the Destruction of AtlantisSelfFilm6.684
2007Friday March 16, 2007Film—84
2007Saturday Jan. 6Film—84
2007Saturday Jan. 6Film—84
2007Sunday December 30, 2007SelfFilm—84
2007Sunday December 30, 2007Film—84
2007Monday April 16, 2007Film—84
2007Friday May 4, 2007: John Zorn – Cobra Part TwoFilm—84
2006Carl DreyerFilm—83
2006Bibi HansenFilm—83
2006Anger MeHimselfFilm8.883
2006Imperfect FilmFilm—83
2006Imperfect FilmFilm—83
2006Cinémathèque FrançaiseFilm—83
2006John & Yoko Bed-InFilm—83
2006The Song of Central ParkHimself (voice)Film—83
2006The Song of Central ParkFilm—83
2006A Visit to Timothy LearyFilm—83
2006The Destruction QuartetFilm—83
2006John & Yoko Bed-InFilm—83
2006To Barbara Rubin with LoveFilm6.383
2006Nam June Paik: Lessons from the Video MasterSelfFilm—83
2006A Visit to Stan BrakhageFilm5.083
2006Kreutzer SonataFilm—83
2006Kreutzer SonataFilm—83
2006Elia KazanFilm—83
2006Andy at WorkFilm—83
2006Notes on Marie MenkenSelfFilm5.483
2006Dedication to Matsuo BashoFilm—83
2006Poets at the Living TheaterFilm—83
2006Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical PrinciplesFilm—83
2006Meet The Kuchar BrothersFilm—83
2006Jackie & Lee Fragments of an Unfinished BiographyFilm—83
2006End of the Millennium EspressoFilm—83
2006End of the Millennium EspressoFilm—83
2006Warhol and MaciunasFilm—83
2006Velvet Underground's First Public AppearanceFilm—83
2006Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's CooperativeFilm—83
2006Jonas' Independence Speech at the Anniversary of the Filmmaker's CooperativeFilm—83
2006Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYCFilm—83
2006Graffiti Museum Bronx, NYCFilm—83
2006Fluxus on the HudsonFilm—83
2006I Am Searching for NothingFilm—83
2006Taping for As I was Moving Ahead…Film—83
2006Taping for As I was Moving Ahead…Film—83
2006The Monks of CinemaFilm—83
2006Robert Frank FilmsFilm—83
2006A Visit to Timothy LearyFilm—83
2006Who Gets to Call It Art?SelfFilm6.983
2006A Visit to Stan BrakhageFilm—83
2006Moires with Prof. Oster and Salvador DalíFilm—83
2006Allen Ginsberg Sings BluesFilm—83
2006To John With LoveFilm—83
2006Monks of CinemaFilm—83
2006Brakhage Crosses Central ParkFilm4.083
2006Brakhage Crosses Central ParkFilm4.083
2006Brakhage Crosses Central ParkFilm4.083
2006Brakhage Crosses Central ParkFilm4.083
2005Excavating Taylor MeadSelfFilm7.082
2005Notes on UtopiaFilm—82
2005The Definition of InsanityFilm9.582
2005Vies et morts d'Andy WarholFilm—82
2005Scenes from the Life of Hermann NitschFilm—82
2005Scenes from the Life of Hermann NitschFilm—82
2004KulturplatzSelfTV6.081
2004A Letter from GreenpointMekasFilm—81
2004A Letter from GreenpointFilm—81
2004A Letter from GreenpointFilm—81
2004A Letter from GreenpointFilm—81
2003Williamsburg, BrooklynFilm6.580
2003A Visit To Hans RichterFilm—80
2003A Visit To Hans RichterFilm—80
2003Axiom of ChoiceSelfFilm—80
2003Not in Our NamehimselfFilm—80
2002Jonas Keeps Shooting AroundHimselfFilm5.079
2002MysteriesFilm—79
2002Three FriendsFilm—79
2002In the Mirror of Maya DerenHimselfFilm7.579
2002Notes in Lifestyle MarginsFilm—79
2001Ein Märchen aus alten ZeitenFilm7.078
2001A Letter to Penny ArcadeFilm6.078
2001A Letter to Penny ArcadeFilm6.078
2001Diary Entry: Father and DaughterFilm—78
2000Silence, PleaseFilm—77
2000Silence, PleaseFilm—77
2000As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyNarrator (voice)Film7.777
2000As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyFilm7.777
2000As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyFilm7.777
2000As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyFilm7.777
2000As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of BeautyFilm7.777
2000Mozart & ElvisFilm—77
2000Requiem for a Manual TypewriterHimselfFilm—77
2000Requiem for a Manual TypewriterFilm—77
2000Autobiography of a Man Who Carried his Memory in his EyesFilm—77
1999Laboratorium AnthologyHimselfFilm—76
1999Laboratorium AnthologyFilm—76
1999Letter to John from JonasFilm—76
1999Letter to John from JonasFilm—76
1999A Few Notes on Andy's FactoryFilm—76
1999This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished BiographyFilm5.976
1999This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished BiographyFilm5.976
1999This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished BiographyFilm5.976
1999This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished BiographyFilm5.976
1998Song of AvignonSelfFilm7.475
1998Song of AvignonFilm7.475
1998Song of AvignonFilm7.475
1998Jonas Mekas in Paris 10/97Film—75
1998My Country is CinemaSelfFilm—75
1998Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998Film—75
1997A Poet from the Lower East SideSelfFilm10.074
1997Birth of a NationFilm7.074
1997Birth of a NationFilm7.074
1997Birth of a NationFilm7.074
1997Birth of a NationFilm7.074
1997Happy Birthday to JohnFilm5.374
1997Letters from NowhereFilm—74
1997Letters from NowhereFilm—74
1997Letters from NowhereFilm—74
1997Nam June Paik's Piano PieceFilm—74
1997Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a SpiritSelfFilm5.274
1997Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a SpiritFilm5.274
1997Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a SpiritFilm5.274
1997Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a SpiritFilm5.274
1996Song of The SalamanderFilm—73
1996Celebrate Cinema 101Film—73
1996Jonas Mekas, Friday 13th OctoberHimselfFilm—73
1996Michael Snow Up CloseHimselfFilm6.073
1996Cinema Is Not 100 Years OldHimselfFilm—73
1996Cinema Is Not 100 Years OldFilm—73
1995Memories of FrankensteinFilm—72
1995On My Way to Fujiyama I met..Film—72
1995On My Way to Fujiyama I met..Film—72
1995Nico IconSelfFilm7.972
1995Imperfect Three-Image FilmsFilm5.572
1994Jonas in the DesertSelfFilm6.471
1993Jonas Mekas in BudapestHimselfFilm—70
1993Peter Kubelka at the Library of CongressFilm—70
1993The Misfits - 30 Years of FluxusSelfFilm7.070
1992Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)Film6.269
1992Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus)Film6.269
1992The Education of Sebastian or Egypt RegainedFilm—69
1992AwardHimselfFilm9.069
1991Just Visiting This PlanetFilm5.068
1991Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis PhilosophorumFilm—68
1991Carl G. Jung by Jerome Hill or Lapis PhilosophorumFilm—68
1991Interview and Reading: Jonas MekasHimselfFilm—68
1991Quartet Number OneFilm7.568
1991Quartet Number OneFilm7.568
1990A WalkFilm—67
1990A WalkFilm—67
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholSelfFilm7.367
1990Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & IntersectionsFilm6.767
1990Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & IntersectionsFilm6.767
1990Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & IntersectionsFilm6.767
1990Mob of Angels: BaptismFilm—67
1990Step Across the BorderButterfly WingFilm8.167
1989BelladonnaFilm8.066
1989Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the SixtiesSelfFilm8.066
1986Invocation: Maya DerenHimselfFilm6.363
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeSelf (archive footage)Film8.463
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeFilm8.463
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeFilm8.463
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeFilm8.463
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeFilm8.463
1986Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert FrankSelfFilm—63
1985Home Movies 1971-81Film—62
1984Persistence of VisionSelfFilm—61
1983Street SongsFilm—60
1983Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/RadioFilm—60
1983Erick Hawkins: Excerpts from "Here and Now with Watchers"Film—60
1981The Song of StockholmFilm6.358
1981Strong MedicineFilm6.358
1981The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom ManFilm6.358
1981Travel SongsFilm6.958
1980J. MekasSelfFilm—57
1980No. 18: MahagonnySelfFilm6.057
1980Self-PortraitHimselfFilm9.057
1980Self-PortraitFilm9.057
1980Robert Haller's WeddingFilm—57
1979ORGSelf (archive footage)Film5.156
1979Paradise Not Yet LostHimselfFilm10.056
1979Paradise Not Yet LostFilm10.056
1978CinématonN°1590Film4.955
1978In BetweenFilm6.155
1978Notes for JeromeSelfFilm7.055
1978Notes for JeromeFilm7.055
1978Notes for JeromeFilm7.055
1978Four ShadowsFilm7.055
1976Lost, Lost, LostSelfFilm7.153
1976Lost, Lost, LostFilm7.153
1976Lost, Lost, LostFilm7.153
1976Lost, Lost, LostFilm7.153
1976Lost, Lost, LostFilm7.153
1975Postcard from AmericaFilm5.052
1974‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma SchoenFilm7.851
1973Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”Film—50
1972Going HomeHimselfFilm5.849
1972ImagineSelfFilm7.149
1972Reminiscences of a Journey to LithuaniaSelfFilm7.049
1972Reminiscences of a Journey to LithuaniaFilm7.049
1972Reminiscences of a Journey to LithuaniaFilm7.049
1972Reminiscences of a Journey to LithuaniaFilm7.049
1972Reminiscences of a Journey to LithuaniaFilm7.049
1972Elvis Live at Madison Square GardenFilm10.049
1972Elvis Live at Madison Square GardenFilm10.049
1972Elvis Live at Madison Square GardenFilm10.049
1971Up Your Legs ForeverSelf - LegsFilm8.048
1971Journey to LithuaniaHimselfFilm7.048
1971The Song of MoscowFilm6.748
1971Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971SelfFilm—48
1970Occhio privato sul nuovo mondoFilm—47
1969FilmmakersHimselfFilm—46
1969Time & Fortune Vietnam NewsreelFilm5.846
1969Time & Fortune Vietnam NewsreelFilm5.846
1968JonasHimselfFilm—45
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesSelfFilm7.245
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesselfFilm7.245
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm7.245
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm7.245
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm7.245
1968Diaries, Notes, and SketchesFilm7.245
1968A Matter of BaobabFilm—45
1968Underground New YorkSelfFilm—45
1967Hare KrishnaFilm4.944
1967The Song of AvilaNarratorFilm6.444
1967The Song of AvilaFilm6.444
1967The Song of AssisiFilm5.844
1967The Italian NotebookFilm—44
1967Notes on the CircusFilm6.744
1967Notes on the CircusFilm6.744

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