Film · 1997 · 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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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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Birth of a Nation (1997) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 25m documentary directed by Jonas Mekas is rated 7.0/10 by 4 viewers.
Birth of a Nation was released on August 6, 1997.
Birth of a Nation was directed by Jonas Mekas.
Birth of a Nation has a runtime of 85 minutes (1h 25m).
Birth of a Nation is categorized as Documentary.
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