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Williamsburg, Brooklyn
By Jonas Mekas
USA, 1950/2003; 15' 16mm
Williamsburg is a "diary-film" that documents the neighbourhood and its people from 1948 to 1951, and includes some footage from the 1970s. This film contains some of the first footage Mekas shot with the camera he bought on arrival in the US. There's no grand dramatic narrative here, only the fleeting poetry of ordinary people caught in little everyday moments.
In Between
USA, 1978; 52' 16mm
Footage from 1963-1967 that did not find its way into the Walden reels is joined in this classic period piece. Mostly centred in New York, it also includes travel footage and appearances by David Wise, Salvador Dali, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Smith, Shirley Clarke, Jane Holzer and more. Mel Lyman plays his banjo on the roof.
Scenes From the Life of Andy Warhol
USA, 1990; 37' 16mm
Jonas Mekas is known for his rapid-fire diary films. His Scenes from the Life chronicles not only Andy Warhol, but also the social and cultural excitement that swirled around him, throbbing to a hypnotic Velvet Underground beat.