Jonas in the Jungle (2013)

Directed by

Peter Sempel

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas in his 90s as he continues to make work and stay connected to the modern world. It shows his life and his role co-founding the Anthology Film Archives.

meditativeobservationalintimatereflectivepoeticslow-pacedupbeatcontemplative

What happens

Jonas in the Jungle is a 2013 documentary film by Peter Sempel about the filmmaker Jonas Mekas. It is part of a long term series of films about Mekas (Jonas in the Desert (1991), Jonas at the Ocean (2004)). The earlier films were focused more on Mekas' work, while this film is more about the life of the 'legend of film avant-garde' as he enters his 90s, still working, and still maintaining relevance in the modern world. The film also explores the Anthology Film Archives, of which Mekas' was one of the cofounders. The film premiered Oct 3, 2013, in Hamburg, Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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