Jonas Mekas - Relationship with Andy Warhol
2,164 views · Published 9 September 2011 · 4:12 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: Web of Stories - Life Stories of Remarkable People · 2011 · Film & Animation
To listen to more of Jonas Mekas’s stories, go to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVV0r6CmEsFxT9Vh8tLoUh1sLWRLrZ3Ip Jonas Mekas (1922-2019), Lithuanian-born poet, philosopher and film-maker, has made hundreds of films and set up the Anthology Film Archive. He emigrated to American in 1949 where he earned the title of 'the godfather of American avant-garde cinema'. [Listener: Amy Taubin]
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