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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

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.

1968 |3h 0m |  Documentary

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Cast

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Timothy Leary

Self

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Mario Montez

Self

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Nico

Self

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Edie Sedgwick

Self

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Judith Malina

Self

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Norman Mailer

Self

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Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

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John Lennon

Self

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Yoko Ono

Self

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John Brockman

Self

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John Cale

Self

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Ram Dass

Self

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Bibbe Hansen

Self

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Naomi Levine

Self

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Angus MacLise

Self

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Adolfas Mekas

Self

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Sterling Morrison

Self

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John Palmer

Self

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Lou Reed

Self

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P. Adams Sitney

Self

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Amy Taubin

Self

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Status

Released

Language

English

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