Movie Description
Fragments of Paradise
(2022)Overview
For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival in New York City as a displaced person in 1949 to his death in 2019, he chronicled the trauma and loss of exile while pioneering institutions to support the growth of independent film in the United States. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, and a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.
Featured Crew
- Director : KD Davison
- Producer : KD Davison,Elyse Frenchman,Sebastian Mekas,George Kunhardt,Oona Mekas,Teddy Kunhardt,Peter Kunhardt Jr.,Matthew O. Henderson,Leanne Cherundolo
- Editor : Michael Levine
- Cast : Jonas Mekas,Amy Taubin,Peter Bogdanovich,John Waters,Martin Scorsese,Flo Jacobs,Ken Jacobs,M.M. Serra,Jim Jarmusch,Penny Arcade,Lee Ranaldo,Phuong Bui,Edita Mekaitė-Rubinienė,Ina Mekaitė-Guogienė,Greg Smulewicz Zucker,Lolita Jablonskienė,Vytautas V. Landsbergis,Hollis Melton,Oona Mekas,Sebastian Mekas,John Mhiripiri,Marina Abramović
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Facts
Original TitleFragments of Paradise
Status Released
Release Information
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2022-08-31
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 38m
Production CompaniesKunhardt Films
Genres
- Documentary