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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jonas_MekasJonas Mekas - Wikipedia

    Jonas Mekas (Lithuanian: [ˈjonɐs ˈmækɐs]; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema".

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    • Jonas Mekas and the Weight of Memory - Interview Magazine
    • What Jonas Mekas Meant to the Film World | The New Yorker
    • The Instagrammer From 1969: Jonas Mekas Makes His Miami Debut | WLRN
    • Los viajes forzosos de Jonas Mekas | Viaje con Escalas

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  3. www.jonasmekas.com › bioJonas Mekas

    Jonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American avant-garde filmmaker, poet, and founder of Anthology Film Archives. He made over 100 films, received numerous honors and awards, and exhibited his work in museums and galleries worldwide.

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2022/03/17 › artsJonas Mekas, the Avant-Garde Filmmaker Who Tried to Tell the...

    Mar 17, 2022 · A Lithuanian refugee who landed in New York City in 1949 at the age of 27, Jonas Mekas became a founder of the Film-Makers’ Cooperative, Film Culture magazine and Anthology Film Archives....

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  6. www.nytimes.com › 2019/01/23 › obituariesJonas Mekas, ‘Godfather’ of American Avant-Garde Film, Is Dead at...

    Jan 23, 2019 · Jonas Mekas, a filmmaker, curator, archivist, critic and all-around evangelist for independently made movies in general, and for those variously known as experimental, underground...

  7. www.newyorker.com › news › postscriptWhat Jonas Mekas Meant to the Film World | The New Yorker

    Jan 24, 2019 · J. Hoberman remembers Jonas Mekas, the critic and avant-garde filmmaker who co-founded the magazine Film Culture and the Film-Makers’ Cooperative, and made films such as “Guns of the...

  8. jonasmekas.com › archivesJonas Mekas

    Welcome; About Jonas. Biographical; Interviews; Press; Online Diary; Video. Pieces; The First 40; 365 Day Project; Available on DVD; Writing. Books; Poetry; Music ...

  9. news.artnet.com › art-world › jonas-mekas-obituary-1446562Jonas Mekas, a Patron Saint of New York’s Avant-Garde Film Scene,...

    Jan 23, 2019 · Jonas Mekas, the fabled Lithuanian-born artist and experimental filmmaker who was widely regarded as the father of underground cinema, and whose New York loft was a nexus of the 1960s avant-garde, died at his home in Brooklyn on Wednesday, aged 96.