Birth of a Nation (1997)

Directed by Jonas Mekas1h 25mDocumentary

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.

Year
1997
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
6 August 1997
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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
T
Tony Conrad
Self
Storm De Hirsch
Storm De Hirsch
Self
S
Stephen Dwoskin
Self
Claudine Eizykman
Claudine Eizykman
Self
Morris Engel
Morris Engel
Self
Valie Export
Valie Export
Self
G
Guy Fihman
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self
Fred Halsted
Fred Halsted
Self
B
Birgit Hein
Self
Piero Heliczer
Piero Heliczer
Self
Jerome Hill
Jerome Hill
Self
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Jean Houston
Self
Takahiko Iimura
Takahiko Iimura
Self
K
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
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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
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Barbara Rubin
Self
Carolee Schneemann
Carolee Schneemann
Self
Paul Sharits
Paul Sharits
Self
P
P. Adams Sitney
Self
H
Harry Smith
Self
Jack Smith
Jack Smith
Self
Michael Snow
Michael Snow
Self
C
Cecile Starr
Self
B
Bhob Stewart
Self
Amy Taubin
Amy Taubin
Self
L
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
Self

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