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Videos (see all 2)
Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969) -- Clip: Three
MindFlux: A Film About Richard Foreman (2009) -- The "mindFLUX" teaser video provides a preview of the film's content and style. Richard Foreman and his groundbreaking experimental art are mirrored by fast paced cuts and the exciting cultural backdrop of late '60s and '70s from which many prominent artists interviewed for the film emerged. The film will build on the teaser's presentation with animation, advance motion graphics and integrated media.

Overview

Date of Birth:

24 December 1922, Semeniskiai, Lithuania more

Contact:

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Trivia:

Brother of Adolfas Mekas. more

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Down 6% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

6 wins more

NewsDesk:
(12 articles)

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Filmography

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Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) 2005 - 9.0 (5)
- 2. Elvis (2001) 2001 - 7.9 (12)
- 3. Wien & Mozart (2001) 2001 - -
- 4. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 5. Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album (2000) (V)   2000 - 7.3 (122)
AKAs:
  • Gimme Some Truth (UK: short title)
- 6. This Side of Paradise (1999)   1999 - 7.7 (9)
AKAs:
  • This Side of Paradise: Fragments of an Unfinished Biography (USA)
- 7. Birth of a Nation (1997) 1997 - 6.9 (42)
- 8. Happy Birthday to John (1996)   1996 - 7.0 (28)
AKAs:
  • Happy Birthday John Lennon
- 9. Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992) 1992 - 9.4 (21)
- 10. Self Portrait (1990) 1990 - -
- 11. He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) 1986 - 8.8 (16)
- 12. Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1982) 1982 - 7.4 (48)
- 13. Paradise Not Yet Lost, or Oona's Third Year (1980) 1980 - 9.4 (10)
- 14. Notes for Jerome (1978) 1978 - 9.1 (7)
- 15. In Between (1978) 1978 - -
- 16. Lost, Lost, Lost (1976) 1976 - 7.4 (29)
- 17. Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972) 1972 - 8.1 (92)
- 18. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)   1969 - 7.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • Walden (USA: new title)
- 19. Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel (1969) 1969 - -
- 20. Report from Millbrook (1966) 1966 - 9.1 (7)
- 21. Cassis (1966) 1966 - 7.8 (12)
- 22. Notes on the Circus (1966) 1966 - 7.1 (31)
- 23. The Brig (1964) 1964 - 7.3 (60)
- 24. Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964) 1964 - 6.7 (15)
- 25. Film Magazine of the Arts (1963) 1963 - 9.3 (5)
- 26. Guns of the Trees (1961) 1961 - 7.3 (24)
Cinematographer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) 2005 - 9.0 (5)
- 2. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 3. Jonas in the Desert (1994) 1994 - 4.9 (46)
- 4. He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) 1986 - 8.8 (16)
- 5. Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972) 1972 - 8.1 (92)
- 6. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)   1969 - 7.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • Walden (USA: new title)
- 7. Cassis (1966) 1966 - 7.8 (12)
- 8. Notes on the Circus (1966) 1966 - 7.1 (31)
- 9. The Brig (1964) 1964 - 7.3 (60)
- 10. Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964) 1964 - 6.7 (15)
- 11. Empire (1964) 1964 - 4.2 (241)
- 12. Guns of the Trees (1961) 1961 - 7.3 (24)
Editor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) 2005 - 9.0 (5)
- 2. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 3. This Side of Paradise (1999)   1999 - 7.7 (9)
AKAs:
  • This Side of Paradise: Fragments of an Unfinished Biography (USA)
- 4. Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972) 1972 - 8.1 (92)
- 5. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)   1969 - 7.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • Walden (USA: new title)
- 6. Cassis (1966) 1966 - 7.8 (12)
- 7. Notes on the Circus (1966) 1966 - 7.1 (31)
- 8. Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964) 1964 - 6.7 (15)
- 9. Guns of the Trees (1961) 1961 - 7.3 (24)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) (creator) 2005 - 9.0 (5)
- 2. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) (writer) 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 3. This Side of Paradise (1999)   (writer) 1999 - 7.7 (9)
AKAs:
  • This Side of Paradise: Fragments of an Unfinished Biography (USA)
- 4. Kralikuv seznam (1998) (TV)   (article) 1998 - -
AKAs:
  • Kralik's List
- 5. Jonas in the Desert (1994) (writer) 1994 - 4.9 (46)
- 6. Guns of the Trees (1961) (writer) 1961 - 7.3 (24)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) Mekas 2005 - 9.0 (5)
- 2. The Definition of Insanity (2004) Dr. Mekas 2004 - 5.2 (73)
- 3. Belladonna (1989) 1989 - -
- 4. Strong Medicine (1981) 1981 - 6.3 (15)
- 5. The Love Merchant (1966)   (uncredited) Lounge Patron 1966 - 5.6 (21)
AKAs:
  • Love Merchants
  • The Merchant (USA: bowdlerized title)
- 6. The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man (1963) 1963 - 7.2 (20)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter from Greenpoint (2005) (producer) 2005 - 9.0 (5)
- 2. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) (producer) 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 3. This Side of Paradise (1999)   (producer) 1999 - 7.7 (9)
AKAs:
  • This Side of Paradise: Fragments of an Unfinished Biography (USA)
- 4. Happy Birthday to John (1996)   (producer) 1996 - 7.0 (28)
AKAs:
  • Happy Birthday John Lennon
- 5. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)   (producer) 1969 - 7.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • Walden (USA: new title)
- 6. Guns of the Trees (1961) (producer) 1961 - 7.3 (24)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Andy Warhol's Factory People" (2008)   interview (1 episode) 2008 - -
1 TV episode:
- 2. Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album (2000) (V)   (party footage) 2000 - 7.3 (122)
AKAs:
  • Gimme Some Truth (UK: short title)
- 3. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) (stock footage and news material) 1990 - 6.8 (167)
Sound Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) (sound) 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 2. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)   (sound) 1969 - 7.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • Walden (USA: new title)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Going Home (1972) (assistant director) 1972 - 6.4 (9)
- 2. Hallelujah the Hills (1963) (assistant director) 1963 - 4.9 (48)
Camera and Electrical Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Notes on Marie Menken (2006) (additional photographer) 2006 - 6.1 (22)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Notes on Marie Menken (2006) (acknowledgment: with the generous help of) 2006 - 6.1 (22)
- 2. "Cinéma, de notre temps" (1988)   special thanks (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 9.3 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 3. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) (thanks: for generous help and insight) 1990 - 6.8 (167)
- 4. Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989) (TV) (thanks) 1989 - 7.4 (5)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. MindFlux: A Film About Richard Foreman (post-production) (2009) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. "Kinomagazin" (????)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - -
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Andy Warhol's Factory People" (2008)   Himself (3 episodes, 2008) 2008 - -
3 TV episodes:
- 4. Anger Me (2006) Himself 2006 - 6.1 (16)
- 5. Notes on Marie Menken (2006) Himself 2006 - 6.1 (22)
- 6. Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2006) Himself 2006 - 7.2 (70)
- 7. Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006) Himself 2006 - 7.0 (83)
- 8. Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol (2005) (TV) Himself/Interviewee 2005 - 3.8 (8)
- 9. There Is No Direction (2005) Himself 2005 - 5.2 (21)
- 10. Im Spiegel der Maya Deren (2002)   Himself 2002 - 7.5 (142)
AKAs:
  • In the Mirror of Maya Deren
- 11. Jonas at the Ocean (2001) Himself 2001 - 5.6 (5)
- 12. American Magus (2001) Himself 2001 - -
- 13. Notes on Jonas Mekas (2000) Mekas, Jonas 2000 - -
- 14. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) Himself 2000 - 7.8 (62)
- 15. Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory (1999) Himself 1999 - 5.5 (57)
- 16. Divine Trash (1998) Himself 1998 - 7.6 (425)
- 17. Nico Icon (1995) Himself 1995 - 6.9 (316)
- 18. Jonas in the Desert (1994) Himself 1994 - 4.9 (46)
- 19. Zefiro Torna or Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (Fluxus) (1992) (voice) 1992 - 9.4 (21)
- 20. Just Visiting This Planet (1991) 1991 - 6.5 (5)
- 21. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) Himself 1990 - 6.8 (167)
- 22. Step Across the Border (1990) Butterfly Wing 1990 - 8.5 (134)
- 23. Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989) (TV) Himself 1989 - 7.4 (5)
- 24. Invocation: Maya Deren (1987) Himself 1987 - -
- 25. Cinématon (1984) Himself (1992) 1984 - 7.7 (41)
- 26. Paradise Not Yet Lost, or Oona's Third Year (1980) Himself 1980 - 9.4 (10)
- 27. Mahagonny (1980)   Himself 1980 - 7.1 (14)
AKAs:
  • Number 18 (USA)
- 28. The Museum of Modern Art Show (1971) Himself 1971 - -
- 29. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969)   1969 - 7.8 (67)
AKAs:
  • Walden (USA: new title)
- 30. Galaxie (1966) Himself 1966 - -
- 31. Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964) Himself 1964 - 6.7 (15)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Established the Anthology Film Archives in New York City where he still works. The Anthology is regarded to be the centre of avant-film in New York, and possibly the world. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography more

Genres:

Documentary | Short | Biography | Drama more

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Character Name In Title | Avant Garde | Experimental Film more

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