Jonas Mekas Retrospective

MUFF is honored to present a profile of underground godfather Jonas Mekas - curator, writer, poet and filmmaker. In 1954, Mekas published Film Culture, America’s iconoclastic answer to Cahiers du Cinema, and brought to public attention the newest and most radical filmmakers in New York – Jack Smith, John Cassavetes, Andy Warhol and Kenneth Anger to name a few.

In 1970 he founded the Filmmakers Co-op and the New York Anthology Film Archives. In the same year, with Stan Brakhage, Ken Kelman and P Adams Sitney, he formed the Essential Cinema Collection, effectively establishing a canon of American avant-garde filmmaking. His work as both curator and filmmaker has helped develop and shape our understanding of American avant-garde cinema.

MUFF is proud to present this unique retrospective which includes programs that reflect on both the political and art scene of the sixties.

Proudly supported by

• STREET SONGS
  Jonas Mekas | 1966/83 | USA | 11 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Wednesday 9th July 7pm
• THE BRIG
  Jonas Mekas | 1964 | USA | 68 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Wednesday 9th July 7pm
• TIME & FORTUNE VIETNAM NEWSREEL
  Jonas Mekas | 1968 | USA | 4 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Tuesday 8th July 9pm
• GUNS OF THE TREES
  Jonas Mekas | 1962 | USA | 75 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Tuesday 8th July 9pm
• AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL
  Jonas Mekas | 1964 | USA | 12 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Saturday 12th July 7pm
• SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL
  Jonas Mekas | 1965-1982/90 | USA | 36 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Saturday 12th July 7pm
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN
  Jonas Mekas | 1972 | USA | 24 min | 16mm
  George Cinemas - Saturday 12th July 7pm