Birth of a Nation

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Chantal Akerman Self

Kenneth Anger Self

Michel Auder Self

Bruce Baillie Self

Robert Beavers Self