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1976178 minPGdocumentary

7.1/ 10(23 ratings)• TMDB

Lost, Lost, Lost

1976178 minPGdocumentary

7.1/ 10(23 ratings)• TMDB

A poignant diary film tracing an immigrant's artistic awakening in NYC.

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A poignant diary film tracing an immigrant's artistic awakening in NYC.

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Jonas Mekas

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Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekaswriter

Peter Beard

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Ed Emshwiller

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Ken Jacobs

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Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the struggle to build a new life in New York and his gradual discovery of a vibrant artistic community.

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