Jonas Mekas

Filmmaker and artist

Jonas Mekas was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, artist, and writer. He was a key figure in the American avant-garde film movement and is known for his experimental and documentary films. Mekas was born in Lithuania in 1930 and immigrated to the United States in the 1950s. He began making films in the 1950s and went on to direct over 100 films throughout his career. Mekas was also a prolific writer and published nume...