Jonas in the Jungle
| Jonas in the Jungle | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Sempel |
| Starring | Jonas Mekas, Sebastian Mekas, H.U.Obrist M.Scorsese Patti Smith David Carradine G.Zevola Kaspar Koenig Julius Ziz |
| Cinematography | Peter Sempel |
| Edited by | Peter Sempel |
| Music by | August Varkalis, Matthias Schuster, Abwaerts, DieSchmutzigeSchoenheitDerNatur, DirtBikes, Asmus Tietchens, TinyTim. |
Release date | 2013 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | English, Italian, Lituanian, German subtitles |
Jonas in the Jungle is a 2013 documentary film by Peter Sempel about the filmmaker Jonas Mekas.[1] It is part of a long term series of films about Mekas, ( Jonas in the Desert (1991), Jonas at the Ocean (2004)). The earlier films were focused more on Mekas' work, while this film is more about the life of the 'legend of film avant-garde' as he enters his 90's, still working, and still maintaining relevance in the modern world.
The film also explores the Anthology Film Archives, of which Mekas' was one of the cofounders [2]
The film premiered Oct 3, 2013, in Hamburg, Germany.[3]
The film was described as follows for its' premier at FiLMFEST HAMBURG (text used with permission) The wiry living legend of avant garde film, Jonas Mekas, is at 90 still very much alive and kicking - and dancing and singing. The film observes Jonas from many perspectives: his everyday life, at work, in his Brooklyn kitchen, right through to festivities at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. And accompanies him as he goes on the attack per website, Facebook, handycam and Occupy in connection with his past as a refugee from Lithuania, in the labour camp in Hamburg and a camp for Displaced Persons in Mainz. Mekas is proactive, lectures, presents, insists on freedom for film, art, literature, people and nations - and for their decentralisation. [4]
References
External links
- [1] Official Site]
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