KUMU DOC : PÖFF

Fragments of Paradise

Local title
Paradiisikatked
Director
K. D. Davison
Country
USA
Year
2022
Programme
Kumu Documentary

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 sense of loss of exile while developing 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and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries, including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings.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 about a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.

Introduction by Marko Raat

Director
K. D. Davison
Producer
K.D. Davison, Leanne Cherundolo, Elyse Frenchman, Matthew O. Henderson
DoP
Bill Kirstein
Editor
Michael Levine
Composer
Osei Essed, Saul Simon MacWilliams
Production
Kunhardt Films
Runtime
Language
English, Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Venice, London

Screenings

Kumu auditoorium KUMU
ScreeningParadiisikatked
SubtitlesEnglish
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