Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

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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.

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Cast

Timothy Leary actor

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Ed Emshwiller actor

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Franz Fuenstler actor

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Jack Smith actor Mario Montez actor Nico actor

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Edie Sedgwick actor Andy Warhol actor Judith Malina actor

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Storm de Hirsch actor Norman Mailer actor Allen Ginsberg actor John Lennon actor Yoko Ono actor

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Leo Adams actor Jane Wodening actor

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Neowyn Brakhage actor Stan Brakhage actor

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Louis Brigante actor

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John Brockman actor