Birth of a Nation (1997)

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of commercial film.

Genres: Documentary

Stars: Chantal Akerman, Kenneth Anger, Michel Auder, Bruce Baillie, Robert Beavers

Release Date: 1997-08-06

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 6.3 / 10 (3 votes)

Runtime: 85 mins