Sleepless Nights Stories (2011)

5.3/10 • 114 min • Documentary

Overview

Unable to sleep, Jonas Mekas drifts through New York nights, moving between apartments, studios, galleries, bars, and clubs. Along the way he encounters friends and fellow artists—including Ken and Flo Jacobs and Yoko Ono—capturing an intimate mosaic of nocturnal encounters, reflections, and moments of community.

Cast

Marina Abramović

Björk

Thomas Boujut

Self

Louis Garrel

Flo Jacobs

Ken Jacobs

Harmony Korine

Lefty Korine

Rachel Anna Simon

Jean-Jacques Lebel

Adolfas Mekas

Oona Mekas

Self

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