Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas (12-24-1922 - 1-23-2019) 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,...
Jonas Mekas (12-24-1922 - 1-23-2019) 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,...
Known For
Guns of the Trees
Director
The Brig
Director
Cast Credits
Crew Credits
Requiem
Director
The Sixties Quartet
Director
Orchard Street
Director
42 One Dream Rush
Director
Saturday Jan. 6
Director
To John With Love
Director
Carl Dreyer
Director
Robert Frank Films
Director
A Visit to Timothy Leary
Director
Dedication to Matsuo Basho
Director
Monks of Cinema
Director
John & Yoko Bed-In
Director
Three Friends
Director
Diary Entry: Father and Daughter
Director
Silence, Please
Director
Cup/Saucer/Two Dancers/Radio
Director
Street Songs
Director
Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel
Director
For Life, Against the War
Director
European Diaries
Sound Designer
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
Camera Operator
The Brig
Director
Hallelujah the Hills
Assistant Director
Senseless
Writer
Guns of the Trees
Director
When
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