The first film of the year in our The city is what we care for series will be by avant garde poet / filmer Jonas Mekas.
An autobiographical film
The everyday
Set in and around New York
Following the protaganist’s movement through time
Watching his life or maybe his memories
we reminisce together.
My dear viewers,
I guess you have come to another realisation by now,
and that is, that I am not really a filmmaker.
I do not make films…
I just film
I am obsessed with filming,
I am really a filmer
And it’s me and my Bolex
I go through this life with my Bolex
and I have to film what I see,
what is happening right there.
What an ecstasy just to film,
why do I have to make films when I can just film
When I can just film whatever is happening there,
in front of me,
and now,
my friends, whatever I see.
I may not be even filming the real life
I may be just filming my memories
I don’t care
I just have to film
Film Night @ The Platform, SW9 28 February 2019 A film by Jonas Mekas
My dear viewers,
I guess you have come to another realisation by now,
and that is, that I am not really a filmmaker.
I do not make films…
I just film
I am obsessed with filming,
I am really a filmer
And it’s me and my Bolex
I go through this life with my Bolex
and I have to film what I see,
what is happening right there.
What an ecstasy just to film,
why do I have to make films when I can just film
When I can just film whatever is happening there,
in front of me,
and now,
my friends, whatever I see.
I may not be even filming the real life
I may be just filming my memories
I don’t care
I just have to film