Birth of a Nation (1997)
1997 · 1h 25m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of…
Director: Jonas Mekas
Writers: Jonas Mekas
Music by: Hermann Nitsch, Wagner Nitsch
Cinematography: Jonas Mekas
Editor: Jonas Mekas
Cast
Chantal Akerman as SelfKenneth Anger as SelfMichel Auder as SelfBruce Baillie as SelfRobert Beavers as SelfJane Wodening as SelfStan Brakhage as SelfRobert Breer as SelfJames Broughton as SelfL.M. Kit Carson as SelfTom Chomont as SelfShirley Clarke as SelfMore like this
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