CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 25m

Birth of a Nation

70%(4)IMDbDocumentary

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 byJonas Mekas

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Language
EN
Released
August 6, 1997

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Self

Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

Self

Michel Auder

Michel Auder

Self

Bruce Baillie

Bruce Baillie

Self

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Self

Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self

James Broughton

James Broughton

Self

L.M. Kit Carson

L.M. Kit Carson

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Written by
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas

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