Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches1968
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
3h 0m·Documentary·
Directed by Jonas Mekas·1968
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7.2/10 avgAverage user ratingAlso 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.
DirectorJonas Mekas
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Timothy LearySelf | Self |
 Ed EmshwillerSelf | Self |
| FFranz FuenstlerSelf | Self |
 Jack SmithSelf | Self |
 Mario MontezSelf | Self |
 NicoSelf | Self |
 Edie SedgwickSelf | Self |
 Andy WarholSelf | Self |
 Judith MalinaSelf | Self |
 Storm De HirschSelf | Self |
 Norman MailerSelf | Self |
 Allen GinsbergSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 John LennonSelf | Self |
 Yoko OnoSelf | Self |
| LLeo AdamsSelf | Self |
 Jane WodeningSelf | Self |
| NNeowyn BrakhageSelf | Self |
 Stan BrakhageSelf | Self |
| LLouis BriganteSelf | Self |
 John BrockmanSelf | Self |
 John CaleSelf | Self |
| JJohn CavenaughSelf | Self |
 Shirley ClarkeSelf | Self |
| TTony ConradSelf | Self |
| PPhilip CornerSelf | Self |
 Ram DassSelf | Self |
| NNick DorskySelf | Self |
 Carl Theodor DreyerSelf | Self |
 Beverly GrantSelf | Self |
| MMartin GreenbaumSelf | Self |