Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation (1997)

7.0 85 min Movie
Documentary

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.

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Cast

Chantal Akerman Chantal Akerman Self
Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger Self
Michel Auder Michel Auder Self
Bruce Baillie Bruce Baillie Self
Robert Beavers Robert Beavers Self
Jane Wodening Jane Wodening Self
Stan Brakhage Stan Brakhage Self
Robert Breer Robert Breer Self
James Broughton James Broughton Self
L.M. Kit Carson L.M. Kit Carson Self
Tom Chomont Tom Chomont Self
Shirley Clarke Shirley Clarke Self

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