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Tapes (2020)

Directed by Jonas Mekas

Overview

The tapes in the program consist of some of Mekas’ earliest cassettes from the 1990s not long after he first began working with video as well as more recent mini-DV tapes from 2010s. The contents of the tapes have not been previously seen in their entirety. The footage provides rare insight into aspects of Mekas’ video-making practice, as well as his activities, thoughts, dreams, and concerns, especially during the later years of his life.

Length 639 minutes

Actors

Yoko Ono | Peter Kubelka | Jonas Mekas | Nam June Paik | Vytautas V. Landsbergis