A Letter from Greenpoint

Summary In the winter of 2003, Legendary Filmmaker Jonas Mekas, moved out of his loft on Broadway, New York, where he had lived for the past 30 years. It was the place where he watched his children grow, and the art scene of Soho become what it was today. It was where Andy Warhol and Allen Ginsberg used to come by for film events and dinner. This film shows Mekas' transition in to a new life living in Brooklyn, and the adventures this entails. Discovering new friends, singing and dancing with his good friend Benn, and their adventures together. Mekas also faces what it is to live along again in Brooklyn, the place where he first lived when he arrived in New York as a misplaced person in 1947 after ww2. A film of Joy, friendship, wine, and song! View more details

A Letter from Greenpoint

Directed : Jonas Mekas

Written : Jonas Mekas

Stars : Jonas Mekas Benn Northover

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Genres : Drama Biography Documentary

Release date : May 31, 2005

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : DVD Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Production companies : Love Streams Productions Anthology Film Archives

Summary In the winter of 2003, Legendary Filmmaker Jonas Mekas, moved out of his loft on Broadway, New York, where he had lived for the past 30 years. It was the place where he watched his children grow, and the art scene of Soho become what it was today. It was where Andy Warhol and Allen Ginsberg used to come by for film events and dinner. This film shows Mekas' transition in to a new life living in Brooklyn, and the adventures this entails. Discovering new friends, singing and dancing with his good friend Benn, and their adventures together. Mekas also faces what it is to live along again in Brooklyn, the place where he first lived when he arrived in New York as a misplaced person in 1947 after ww2. A film of Joy, friendship, wine, and song! View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Biography Documentary

Release date : May 31, 2005

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : DVD Official site

Language : English

Filming locations : Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Production companies : Love Streams Productions Anthology Film Archives

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