Birth of a Nation

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Birth of a Nation

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.

Release Date

1997-08-06

Year

1997

Duration

1h 25m

Status

Released

Score

6.30

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Cast

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

Michel Auder

Michel Auder

Bruce Baillie

Bruce Baillie

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Jane Wodening

Jane Wodening

Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

James Broughton

James Broughton

L.M. Kit Carson

L.M. Kit Carson