[Frameworks] Jonas Mekas

Thu Jan 24 18:23:16 UTC 2019

I missed Jonas Mekas 2014 at ZKM Karlsruhe presenting "365 days" 

and met him finally 2017 at Filmmuseum Frankfurt. 

Great artist and great memories. 

Not only a great experimental filmmaker but also a great documentary filmmaker.

Hannes Karnick
documentarxy filmmaker 
Gemany

Celluar +49 171 3188711

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Von: FrameWorks [mailto:frameworks-bounces at jonasmekasfilms.com] Im Auftrag von Scott Hammen
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Januar 2019 09:17
An: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Betreff: Re: [Frameworks] Jonas Mekas

Since some Frameworkers may not see (or care about) Facebook, I thought this post from Tara Merenda Nelson

should reach them anyway:

Jonas Mekas was a great filmmaker, but to me his greatest legacy will be his cooperative, collaborative work in service to experimental film. He wasn’t in it for himself alone; he understood that filmmaking requires community, and he showed up for our community in every way possible. When nobody would write about avant garde film, he started a column in the newspaper, then a critical journal in which other artists could contribute their own thoughts. He worked with artists to promote and distribute their films all over the world. He saw the importance of preserving the films made by artists long before there was popular support for such a thing. In every interview I have read, he tells the stories of others, anyone who helped shoot or made connections or drove the van. His films are full of people, real people whom he loved and cared about, not just as characters or subjects. He showed up for screenings, participated in discussions, and shared his movies with everyone until the day he died. 
Sometimes I get very discouraged by the disgraceful history of the American avant garde, and by the increasingly self-serving, capitalist model that has nearly taken over the practice of making and showing experimental film. But losing Jonas today has gotten me fired up to do better, and to carry on the practice of contributing to the community that Jonas and his collaborators helped build in the first place. 
Filmmaking is a community, not a competition. 
Long Live Experimental Cinema!  
Cheers Jonas.

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On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 18:04, FrameWorks Admin <frameworks at re-voir.com <mailto:frameworks at re-voir.com> > wrote:

Yes he passed away early this morning, peacefully at home.

He was 96 and still very active. He already prepared two books to be released this spring.

There will be a Buddhist ceremony in the near future.

- Pip Chodorov

On Jan 23, 2019, at 5:58 PM, Jonathan Walley <walleyj at denison.edu <mailto:walleyj at denison.edu> > wrote:

Hello Frameworks community,

I’ve just heard that Jonas Mekas has died:

http://www.artnews.com/2019/01/23/jonas-mekas-key-experimental-filmmaker-dies-96/

I wish I had something compelling to say at this point, but I’m stunned into silence for the moment. 

All best wishes to everyone,

Jonathan

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