Birth of a Nation
19971h 25m7.0
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- United States of America
About
Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of commercial film.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Jonas Mekas
- Writing
- Jonas Mekas
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Aug 6, 1997
Cast
Chantal Akerman
Self
Kenneth Anger
Self
Michel Auder
Self
Bruce Baillie
Self
Robert Beavers
Self
Jane Wodening
Self
Stan Brakhage
Self
Robert Breer
Self
James Broughton
Self
L.M. Kit Carson
Self
Tom Chomont
Self
Shirley Clarke
Self
Bruce Conner
Self
Tony Conrad
Self
Storm De Hirsch
Self
Stephen Dwoskin
Self
Claudine Eizykman
Self
Morris Engel
Self
Valie Export
Self
Guy Fihman
Self
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