The Major Works of JONAS MEKAS (first pressing)

This box brings together the key works of Jonas Mekas, one of the most prolific avant-garde film artists and an acclaimed poet. Born in Lithuania in 1922, chased west by Soviet and Nazi forces, Mekas and his brother spent four years in German displaced persons' camps before arriving in New York in 1949 where they started shooting 16mm films on exile, military domination and poetic freedom. Jonas developed his diary style of filmmaking while busying himself as a film critic, programmer, organizer and distributor.

 Short Film Works
1949-1963, 1976
16mm, B&W and color, 180'
DVD PAL all regions
subtitles in English / French / Lithuanian

 Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
1971-1972 / 16mm / color / 82'
DVD PAL, all regions
subtitles in English / French / Lithuanian

 As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000 / 16mm / color / 288'
2 DVD-9 NTSC all regions
subtitles in English / French / Lithuanian

Walden
1964-1969 / 16mm / color / 180'
DVD PAL all regions
subtitles in English / French / Lithuanian

 The Brig
1964 / 16mm / B&W / 68'
DVD PAL all regions
subtitles in English / French / Lithuanian