Jonas Mekas - In Focus - The Artist's Studio

An interview with filmmaker, poet, artist and film critic Jonas Mekas. ArtIsForYou20 This program serves as an introduction to the work of Jonas Mekas, renowned co-founder of Anthology Film Archives. In his films, he strives to capture the essence of fleeting, ordinary moments - the poetry of everyday life. Now 89, he still films every day, and he never throws anything away. Over time, he has amassed an extensive archive of both film and video, which he edits into lyrical, diaristic films and also re-prints as photographic artworks. In this interview, he explains why and how he films, and shows us around his home and workspace. Released alongside major presentations of his work at the Serpentine Gallery, BFI Southbank and Centre Pompidou, this exclusive interview with Jonas Mekas was shot in October 2012 in the Brooklyn loft where he lives, works and stores reels 60 years worth of film and video footage. The piece features excerpts from the following films: Walden (1969) Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol (1990) This Side of Paradise (1999) As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) A Letter from Greenpoint (2004) Like MOCA on Facebook: http://bit.ly/MOCAFacebook Follow MOCA on Twitter: http://bit.ly/MOCATwitter +1 MOCA on Google+: http://bit.ly/MOCAGooglePlus