Movie Description
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
(1968)Overview
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols. Blending everyday encounters with portraits of the avant-garde art scene, it forms an epic, personal meditation on community, creativity, and the passage of time.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jonas Mekas
- Writer : Jonas Mekas
- Editor : Jonas Mekas
- Cast : Timothy Leary,Ed Emshwiller,Franz Fuenstler,Jack Smith,Mario Montez,Nico,Edie Sedgwick,Andy Warhol,Judith Malina,Storm De Hirsch,Norman Mailer,Allen Ginsberg,John Lennon,Yoko Ono,Leo Adams,Jane Wodening,Neowyn Brakhage,Stan Brakhage,Louis Brigante,John Brockman,John Cale,John Cavenaugh,Shirley Clarke,Tony Conrad,Philip Corner,Ram Dass,Nick Dorsky,Carl Theodor Dreyer,Beverly Grant,Martin Greenbaum,Bibbe Hansen,Jerome Hill,Ken Jacobs,Mike Jacobsen,Peter Kubelka,Algirdas Landsbergis,Standish Lawder,Naomi Levine,Angus MacLise,Gregory J. Markopoulos,Adolfas Mekas,David Mekas,Elzbieta Mekas,Jonas Mekas,Polivas Mekas,Marie Menken,Sterling Morrison,John Palmer,Lou Reed,Hans Richter,Lionel Rogosin,Barbet Schroeder,Shep Sherbell,P. Adams Sitney,Harry Smith,Michael Snow,Amy Taubin,Gretchen Weinberg,Jud Yalkut,Richard Foreman,Jonas Mekas
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Facts
Original TitleDiaries, Notes, and Sketches
Status Released
Release Information
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1968-03-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 03h 00m
Genres
- Documentary
