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Fragments of Paradise

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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and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings.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.

Date: 08/31/2022
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Jonas Mekas, Amy Taubin, Peter Bogdanovich, John Waters, Martin Scorsese, Flo Jacobs, Ken Jacobs, M.M. Serra, Jim Jarmusch, Penny Arcade, Lee Ranaldo, Phuong Bui, Edita Mekaitė-Rubinienė, Ina Mekaitė-Guogienė, Greg Smulewicz Zucker, Lolita Jablonskienė, Vytautas V. Landsbergis, Hollis Melton, Oona Mekas, Sebastian Mekas, John Mhiripiri, Marina Abramović

Jonas Mekas as Self (archive footage) in Fragments of Paradise Jonas Mekas

Amy Taubin as Self in Fragments of Paradise Amy Taubin

Peter Bogdanovich as Self in Fragments of Paradise Peter Bogdanovich

John Waters as Self in Fragments of Paradise John Waters

Martin Scorsese as Self in Fragments of Paradise Martin Scorsese

Flo Jacobs

Ken Jacobs as Self in Fragments of Paradise Ken Jacobs

M.M. Serra as Self in Fragments of Paradise M.M. Serra

Jim Jarmusch as Self in Fragments of Paradise Jim Jarmusch

Penny Arcade

Lee Ranaldo as Self in Fragments of Paradise Lee Ranaldo

Phuong Bui

Edita Mekaitė-Rubinienė

Ina Mekaitė-Guogienė

Greg Smulewicz Zucker

Lolita Jablonskienė

Vytautas V. Landsbergis as Self in Fragments of Paradise Vytautas V. Landsbergis

Hollis Melton

Oona Mekas as Self in Fragments of Paradise Oona Mekas

Sebastian Mekas

John Mhiripiri

Marina Abramović as Self in Fragments of Paradise Marina Abramović

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