Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)

7.2/10 • 180 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Timothy Leary

Ed Emshwiller

Jack Smith

Mario Montez

Nico

Edie Sedgwick

Andy Warhol

Judith Malina

Storm De Hirsch

Norman Mailer

Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Yoko Ono

Jane Wodening

Stan Brakhage

John Brockman

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