Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise (2022)

Documentary

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival in New York City as a displaced person in 1949 to his death in 2019, he chronicled the trauma and loss of exile while pioneering institutions to support the growth of independent film in the United States. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, and a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.

Director: KD Davison

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	Jonas Mekas as Self (archive footage)
	Amy Taubin as Self
	Peter Bogdanovich as Self
	John Waters as Self
	Martin Scorsese as Self
	Flo Jacobs as Self
	Ken Jacobs as Self
	M.M. Serra as Self
	Jim Jarmusch as Self
	Penny Arcade as Self
	Lee Ranaldo as Self
	Phuong Bui as Self
	Edita Mekaitė-Rubinienė as Self
	Ina Mekaitė-Guogienė as Self
	Greg Smulewicz Zucker as Self
	Lolita Jablonskienė as Self
	Vytautas V. Landsbergis as Self
	Hollis Melton as Self
	Oona Mekas as Self
	Sebastian Mekas as Self
	John Mhiripiri as Self
	Marina Abramović as Self

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