Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols. Blending everyday encounters with portraits of the avant-garde art scene, it forms an epic, personal meditation on community, creativity, and the passage of time.
Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Top Billed Cast: Nathaniel Dorsky, Ed Emshwiller, Angus MacLise
Runtime: 180 minutes
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Timothy Leary
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Ed Emshwiller
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Franz Fuenstler
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Jack Smith
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Mario Montez
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Nico
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Edie Sedgwick
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Andy Warhol
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Judith Malina
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Storm De Hirsch
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Norman Mailer
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Allen Ginsberg
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John Lennon
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Yoko Ono
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Leo Adams
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Jane Wodening
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Neowyn Brakhage
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Stan Brakhage
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Louis Brigante
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John Brockman
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John Cale
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John Cavenaugh
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Shirley Clarke
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Tony Conrad
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Philip Corner
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Ram Dass
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Nick Dorsky
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Carl Theodor Dreyer
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Beverly Grant
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Martin Greenbaum
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Bibbe Hansen
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Jerome Hill
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Ken Jacobs
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Mike Jacobsen
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Peter Kubelka
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Algirdas Landsbergis
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