Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968·3h 0m7.2Documentary

Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols. Blending everyday encounters with portraits of the avant-garde art scene, it forms an epic, personal meditation on community, creativity, and the passage of time.

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Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self

Ed Emshwiller

Ed Emshwiller

Self

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Franz Fuenstler

Self

Jack Smith

Jack Smith

Self

Mario Montez

Mario Montez

Self

Nico

Nico

Self

Edie Sedgwick

Edie Sedgwick

Self

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Self

Storm De Hirsch

Storm De Hirsch

Self

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

John Lennon

Self

Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Self

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Leo Adams

Self

Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self

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Neowyn Brakhage

Self

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

?

Louis Brigante

Self

John Brockman

John Brockman

Self