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Birth of a Nation (1997)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Jonas Mekas

Synopsis

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.

Actors

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 Brakhage
Jane Brakhage
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

Crews

Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Director
Wagner Nitsch
Wagner Nitsch
Music
Hermann Nitsch
Hermann Nitsch
Music
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Editor
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Cinematography
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Writer

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