Walden [videorecording] : (aka diaries, notes & sketches) / by Jonas Mekas.

[New York, N.Y.] : Arthouse Inc., c1996.

1 videocassette (2 hrs., 55 min.) : sd., b&w, with col. ; 1/2 in.

Since 1950, Mekas has been keeping a film diary. To keep a film (camera) diary, is to react (with the camera) immediately, now, this instant: either you get it now, or you don't get it at all. To get it now, as it happens, demands the total mastery of one's tools (in this case, a Bolex camera). All the structuring (editing) is done right there, during the shooting, in the camera. Walden contains materials from the years 1965-69, strung together in chronological order.

Diaries, notes & sketches

Images / Video & Film

English

March 27, 2008

VHS.