I live, therefore I make films. I make film, therefore I live. Life. Movement. I make home movies, therefore I live. I live, therefore I make home movies. Jonas Mekas filmhomelife Change image and share on social
In Lithuania, I am known as a poet, and they don't care about my cinema. In Europe, they don't know my poetry; in Europe, I am a filmmaker. But here, in the United States, I am only a maverick! Jonas Mekas carecinemaeurope Change image and share on social
I always work only with friends, but it must be about them and myself. Because I film only very personal moments, nothing preplanned, staged or written, it has to be real and spontaneous. Some of them have become famous, some are not yet famous, some will never be famous. But they are all my friends. Jonas Mekas famousfilmfriend share on social
I brought Yoko Ono to New York and gave her her first job there. I was editing a magazine called 'Film Culture.' Jonas Mekas bringcallculture Change image and share on social
To me, cinema is cinema. Cinema is one big tree with many branches. The same as literature. In literature, you don't just say, 'Oh, I bought some literature.' No, you say, 'I bought a novel' by so-and-so, or a book of essays by so-and-so. Jonas Mekas bigbookbranch share on social
I'm working in a form of cinema that can be described, and has been described, as a diaristic form of cinema. In other words, with material from my own life. I walk through life with my camera, and occasionally I film. I never think about scripts, never think about films, making films. Jonas Mekas cameracinemadiaristic share on social
Most of my videos consist of fragments, one or two minutes long. They are haikus or sketches. I have thousands. Jonas Mekas consistfragmenthaiku Change image and share on social