Film·1997·1h 25m

Birth of a Nation

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 commercial film.

Directed by Jonas Mekas

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Cast

12 credited

Chantal Akerman
Chantal AkermanSelf
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth AngerSelf
Michel Auder
Michel AuderSelf
Bruce Baillie
Bruce BaillieSelf
Robert Beavers
Robert BeaversSelf
Jane Wodening
Jane WodeningSelf
Stan Brakhage
Stan BrakhageSelf
Robert Breer
Robert BreerSelf
James Broughton
James BroughtonSelf
L.M. Kit Carson
L.M. Kit CarsonSelf
Tom Chomont
Tom ChomontSelf
Shirley Clarke
Shirley ClarkeSelf

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