Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968•3h 0m•7.3•Released
Documentary
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols. Blending everyday encounters with portraits of the avant-garde art scene, it forms an epic, personal meditation on community, creativity, and the passage of time.
Director
Jonas Mekas
Writer
Jonas Mekas
Languages
English
Cast
Timothy Leary
Self
Ed Emshwiller
Self
Franz Fuenstler
Self
Jack Smith
Self
Mario Montez
Self
Nico
Self
Edie Sedgwick
Self
Andy Warhol
Self
Judith Malina
Self
Storm De Hirsch
Self
Norman Mailer
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self
Yoko Ono
Self
Leo Adams
Self
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