P. Adams Sitney Movies

  • 1986
    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    81986HD

    A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
  • 2013
    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    7.42013HD

    An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.

    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
  • 2021
    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

    7.62021HD

    A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely...

    As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
  • 1997
    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    6.31997HD

    Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.

    Birth of a Nation
  • 1974
    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    7.91974HD

    Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
  • 1978
    Notes for Jerome

    Notes for Jerome

    Notes for Jerome

    01978HD

    During the summer of 1966 Jonas Mekas spent two months in Cassis, as a guest of Jerome Hill. Mekas visited him briefly again in 1967, with P. Adams...

    Notes for Jerome
  • 1991
    Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

    Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

    Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box

    01991HD

    This is a 1991 documentary film about the legendary artist and filmmaker, Joseph Cornell, who made those magnificent and strange collage boxes. He...

    Joseph Cornell: Worlds in a Box
  • 1998
    Brakhage

    Brakhage

    Brakhage

    71998HD

    BRAKHAGE explores the depth and breadth of the filmmaker’s genius, the exquisite splendor of his films, his magic personal charm, his aesthetic...

    Brakhage
  • 1971
    The Tattooed Man

    The Tattooed Man

    The Tattooed Man

    01971HD

    Children of the water world drift the ocean in an empty crystal ball, swim in beaded beds of mist, and spawn in pools of murder to see a lantern sunk...

    The Tattooed Man
  • 1972
    Sexual Meditation: Faun's Room, Yale

    Sexual Meditation: Faun's Room, Yale

    Sexual Meditation: Faun's Room, Yale

    41972HD

    This, the third of the Sexual Meditation Series, might also be seen as a triangular portrait of Julia and P. Adams Sitney and Jane Brakhage.

    Sexual Meditation: Faun's Room, Yale
  • 1970
    Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

    Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

    Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

    01970HD

    A film by Alfredo Leonardi.

    Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
  • 1983
    The Fallen World

    The Fallen World

    The Fallen World

    7.51983HD

    An elegy for a Newfoundland dog named Melville and a portrait of his owner.

    The Fallen World