GME provided clips from Jonas Mekas’ ZEFIRO TORNA (1992), LOST LOST LOST (1976), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1992), and RE: MACIUNAS AND FLUXUS (2011), as well as from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), for this documentary feature by Amanda Kim on the father of video art.
GME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), Peter Emmanuel Goldman's ECHOES OF SILENCE (1964), Jonas Mekas’ AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990), and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), and Warren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE (1966) to Todd Haynes and Swish Productions for the Apple TV+ broadcast of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.
Read MoreGME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968) featuring scenes of Jonas Mekas for director KD Davison’s intimate look at Mekas’s life and work. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, a story of a man who was also the most significant force behind the evolution and promotion of the American Avant- Garde film movement, and who tried to make sense of it all… with a camera.
This photo for the cover of The Shangri-Las debut album from 1965 is one of many commercial photos by Hugh Bell, whose photographs appeared on many album covers throughout the period. They primarily featured jazz artists, including Sarah Vaughn, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Cannonball Adderly, Houston Person, Bill Hardman, Larry Coryell, and the Nat Dixon Quartet. Director Nagy included this cover in her upcoming Roadside Attractions release CALL JANE, starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, and Kate Mara, about a 1960s housewife (Banks) who joins the Jane Collective to fight for women's rights as she struggles to cope with her need for an abortion during a time of limited social or political support.
Read MoreGME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), Peter Emmanuel Goldman's ECHOES OF SILENCE (1964), Jonas Mekas’ AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990), and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), and Warren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE (1966) to Todd Haynes for the Apple TV+ broadcast of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.
WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969) is a 3-hour masterwork included in the collection JONAS MEKAS: THE MAJOR WORKS avialable from GME. Mekas’ footage of the Velvet Underground’s maiden performance at the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry appears in an episode of the 3 part BBC series.
GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film REPORT FROM MILLBROOK (1965-1966, part of his magnum opus WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES, 1969) to Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris for his documentary about Leary’s whirlwind romance with Joanna Harcourt-Smith. The film began broadcasting on Showtime in December 2020.
GME provided footage from Jonas Mekas’ films, including SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990) and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), to acclaimed director Martin Scorsese for his Peabody Award-winning portrait of Bob Dylan, originally released on PBS in 2005.
GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), the films of Marie Menken and others to Steeplechase Films (WNET) for their 4 hour, 2006 PBS broadcast and DVD release of ANDY WARHOL: A DOCUMENTARY FILM.
GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN (released 1995), which includes scenes of Lennon’s 1972 birthday party in Syracuse, NY, including scenes at Yoko Ono’s art opening and celebrations at a local hotel. Also licensed to Lost Weekend LLC for this production are scenes from Mekas’ ZEFIRO TORNA OR SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF GEORGE MACIUNAS (released 1992) containing informal picnic scenes with Lennon and friends. THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY is currently in production.
GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film WALDEN (1969) and Marie Menken’s ANDY WARHOL to VH1 for the 2009 production of LORDS OF THE REVOLUTION, episode 4: “Timothy Leary”.
GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990) and Marie Menken’s ANDY WARHOL to VH1 for the 2009 production of LORDS OF THE REVOLUTION.
WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969) is a 3-hour masterwork included the collection JONAS MEKAS: THE MAJOR WORKS avialable from GME. Mekas’ footage of the Velvet Underground appears in program 2 of SEVEN AGES OF ROCK, "“White Light, White Heat”.
GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ THIS SIDE OF PARADISE (1999) for WDR’s 2007 German television release, LEGEND: JACKIE O.
Read MoreGME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990) and THIS SIDE OF PARADISE (1999) for this upcoming documentary project by Patrick Jeudy (BOBBY KENNEDY: THE MAN WHO WANTED TO CHANGE AMERICA, MARILYN, DERNIÈRES SÉANCES, ect.) from No School Productions.
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