Jonas Mekas, ‘Godfather’ of American Avant-Garde Film, Dies at 96
Lithuanian-born, he arrived in New York in 1949 and became a prolific filmmaker, curator, critic and evangelist for independent movies, especially experimental ones.
Jonas Mekas, ‘Godfather’ of American Avant-Garde Film, Dies at 96
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