Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

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Jonas in the Desert

1994

2h 3m

5.5(4 votes)

Documentary

Overview

Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.S. movies; founder and director of the New York Anthology Film Archive.

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15 members

Acting

Diahnne Abbott

Self

Diahnne Abbott

Directing

Kenneth Anger

Self

Kenneth Anger

Directing

Stan Brakhage

Self

Stan Brakhage

Acting

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Acting

Dustin Hoffman

Self

Dustin Hoffman

Directing

Ken Jacobs

Self

Ken Jacobs

Acting

Taylor Mead

Self

Taylor Mead

Directing

Jonas Mekas

Self

Jonas Mekas

Directing

Paul Morrissey

Self

Paul Morrissey

Acting

Yoko Ono

Self

Yoko Ono

Acting

Al Pacino

Self

Al Pacino

Acting

William Rice

Self

William Rice

Directing

Martin Scorsese

Self

Martin Scorsese

Directing

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Directing

Nick Zedd

Self

Nick Zedd

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