polski

A Movie Is a Movie Is a Movie (or Out-takes from a Meeting with a Happy Man)

Jakub Duszyński
Poland 2022 / 18’
I Had Nowhere to Go Discussion about the book „Przebłyski piękna. Spotkania z Jonasem Mekasem”

In 2001, during the first edition of the New Horizons Festival (held in the town of Sanok), we showed five Jonas Mekas films. A few months later, while in New York, I went unannounced to the Anthology Film Archives and met Mekas there. I was 29 years old and carrying a small video camera, which was on all the time, also during our conversation in a nearby café where Mekas liked to go. Twenty years later, I came across that recording on a mini DV cassette and edited it a little, using some fragments from Mekas’ movies. The result was a raw record of the moments that I wanted to remember.

Jakub Duszyński

Jakub Duszyński

Jakub Duszyński has been involved with the New Horizons Film Festival since its inception. For many years he was the Artistic Director at Gutek Film, and served two terms as the President of Europa Distribution, an organization of 120 leading European distributors. He is a member of the European Film Academy and the Polish Film Academy.

Filmography

2022 A Movie Is a Movie Is a Movie (or Out-takes from a Meeting with a Happy Man)

Credits

director Jakub Duszyński
screenplay Jakub Duszyński
cinematography Jakub Duszyński
editing Jakub Duszyński
cast Jonas Mekas
producer Jakub Duszyński
sales Jakub Duszyński
language English