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Fragments of Paradise
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For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival in New York City as a displaced person in 1949 to his death in 2019, he chronicled the trauma and loss of exile while pioneering institutions to support the growth of independent film in the United States. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, and a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.
Cast
![Jonas Mekas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8Vg9wa4dzsYRB2DsaJp9Db7lvuT.jpg)
Jonas Mekas
Self (archive footage)
![Amy Taubin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7GCbAyF9c3KhXtXNep3aa1wksuQ.jpg)
Amy Taubin
Self
![Peter Bogdanovich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oLcVhrnT8bMnnMIp4KqjiJAWyEg.jpg)
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
![John Waters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4foU1kJ24CJwz2RVZgyc7oxMs4i.jpg)
John Waters
Self
![Martin Scorsese](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9U9Y5GQuWX3EZy39B8nkk4NY01S.jpg)
Martin Scorsese
Self
![Flo Jacobs](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Flo Jacobs
Self
![Ken Jacobs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lLWmlUKswUHhW6TEHD4i56xleke.jpg)
Ken Jacobs
Self
![M.M. Serra](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2hJLwWs7oDYNu0DhDhpsWXhCyOe.jpg)
M.M. Serra
Self
![Jim Jarmusch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iMpIrvhoO9SZWhiDkSzaUt9Yd4N.jpg)
Jim Jarmusch
Self
![Penny Arcade](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Penny Arcade
Self
![Lee Ranaldo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//c5nKR4iHOmYJBZTTQMNgqC14TFr.jpg)
Lee Ranaldo
Self
![Phuong Bui](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Phuong Bui
Self
![Edita Mekaitė-Rubinienė](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edita Mekaitė-Rubinienė
Self
![Ina Mekaitė-Guogienė](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ina Mekaitė-Guogienė
Self
![Greg Smulewicz Zucker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Greg Smulewicz Zucker
Self
![Lolita Jablonskienė](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lolita Jablonskienė
Self
![Vytautas V. Landsbergis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yMHgUCMKbEQzNnjEmYDDLIF1Y9p.jpg)
Vytautas V. Landsbergis
Self
![Hollis Melton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hollis Melton
Self
![Oona Mekas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Oona Mekas
Self
![Sebastian Mekas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sebastian Mekas
Self
![John Mhiripiri](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Mhiripiri
Self
![Marina Abramović](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//acyUmjRy0bLQgHk8Utpg88oCwAl.jpg)