Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

6.3
1997
1h 25m
Movie
Documentary

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.

Details

Director

Jonas Mekas

Writers

Jonas Mekas

Status

Released

Original Language

English

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Cast

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Self

Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

Self

Michel Auder

Michel Auder

Self

Bruce Baillie

Bruce Baillie

Self

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Self

Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self

James Broughton

James Broughton

Self

L.M. Kit Carson

L.M. Kit Carson

Self

Tom Chomont

Tom Chomont

Self

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Self

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