Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1997 en 85 minutes

Rating: 6.3

Plot

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of commercial film.

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Cast

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Self

Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

Self

Michel Auder

Michel Auder

Self

Bruce Baillie

Bruce Baillie

Self

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Self

Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Self

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Self

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self

James Broughton

James Broughton

Self

L.M. Kit Carson

L.M. Kit Carson

Self

Tom Chomont

Tom Chomont

Self

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Self

Bruce Conner

Bruce Conner

Self

Tony Conrad

Tony Conrad

Self

Storm De Hirsch

Storm De Hirsch

Self

Stephen Dwoskin

Stephen Dwoskin

Self

Claudine Eizykman

Claudine Eizykman

Self

Morris Engel

Morris Engel

Self

Valie Export

Valie Export

Self

Guy Fihman

Guy Fihman

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Fred Halsted

Fred Halsted

Self

Birgit Hein

Birgit Hein

Self

Piero Heliczer

Piero Heliczer

Self

Jerome Hill

Jerome Hill

Self

Jean Houston

Jean Houston

Self

Takahiko Iimura

Takahiko Iimura

Self

Ken Jacobs

Ken Jacobs

Self

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Self

Kurt Kren

Kurt Kren

Self

Peter Kubelka

Peter Kubelka

Self

Malcolm Le Grice

Malcolm Le Grice

Self

Jacques Ledoux

Jacques Ledoux

Self

Gregory J. Markopoulos

Gregory J. Markopoulos

Self

Jim McBride

Jim McBride

Self

Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

Self

Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Oona Mekas

Oona Mekas

Self

Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch

Self

Sheldon Renan

Sheldon Renan

Self

Leni Riefenstahl

Leni Riefenstahl

Self

Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini

Self

Barbara Rubin

Barbara Rubin

Self

Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann

Self

Paul Sharits

Paul Sharits

Self

P. Adams Sitney

P. Adams Sitney

Self

Harry Smith

Harry Smith

Self

Jack Smith

Jack Smith

Self

Michael Snow

Michael Snow

Self

Cecile Starr

Cecile Starr

Self

Bhob Stewart

Bhob Stewart

Self

Amy Taubin

Amy Taubin

Self

Leslie Trumbull

Leslie Trumbull

Self

Willard Van Dyke

Willard Van Dyke

Self

Viva

Viva

Self

Rosa von Praunheim

Rosa von Praunheim

Self

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self

Larry Gottheim

Larry Gottheim

Self

Andrew Noren

Andrew Noren

Ed Emshwiller

Ed Emshwiller

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