Lost, lost, lost [videorecording] / Jonas Mekas.

New York, NY : Arthouse, [1996]

1 videocassette (178 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 1/2 in.

Filmed in 1949-1963; released in 1976.

Consists of a film diary by Jonas Mekas. Begins with his arrival in New York from Lithuania and moves on to his life as a young poet and displaced person in Brooklyn. Shows the Lithuanian immigrant community and their attempts to adapt to a new land. Explores Mekas' first contacts with New York poetry and filmmaking communities. Includes a series of haikus filmed in Vermont, scenes at the Film-Maker's Cooperative, views of New York City, a trip to Flaherty Seminar, and countryside scenes.

Images / Video & Film

English

March 27, 2008

VHS.