Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

A visionary who dared to seek beauty in the mundane, Jonas Mekas is hailed as the 'godfather' of avant-garde cinema. Crafted from thousands of hours of his personal film diaries, this documentary celebrates a cinematic pioneer, featuring Martin Scorsese, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jim Jarmusch and other 20th century luminaries. It captures a poet's quest to make sense of his world with a camera.
IMDb 7.4/1020251 h 38 min
DocumentaryHeavyNostalgic
DocumentaryHeavyNostalgic
IMDb 7.4/1020251 h 38 min
Fragments of Paradise
DocumentaryHeavyNostalgic
IMDb 7.4/1020251 h 38 min
A visionary who dared to seek beauty in the mundane, Jonas Mekas is hailed as the 'godfather' of avant-garde cinema. Crafted from thousands of hours of his personal film diaries, this documentary celebrates a cinematic pioneer, featuring Martin Scorsese, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jim Jarmusch and other 20th century luminaries. It captures a poet's quest to make sense of his world with a camera.
Creators and Cast
Directors
K.D. Davison
Producers
George KunhardtTeddy KunhardtPeter KunhardtK.D. DavisonElyse FrenchmanMatthew O. HendersonLeanne CherundoloOona MekasSebastian Mekas
Cast
Martin ScorsesePeter BogdanovichJohn WatersJim JarmuschMarina AbramovicPhong BuiAmy TaubinVytautas LandsbergisLolita JablonskienėOona MekasSebastian MekasHollis MeltonEdita Mekaitė-RubinienėIna Mekaitė-Guogienė
Studio
Kunhardt Films
Content advisory
13+
Flashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
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