Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
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 as Self
- Ed Emshwiller as Self
- Franz Fuenstler as Self
- Jack Smith as Self
- Mario Montez as Self
- Nico as Self
- Edie Sedgwick as Self
- Andy Warhol as Self
- Judith Malina as Self
- Storm De Hirsch as Self