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In Spring 2013 I was artist in residence at Dartmouth College in New England. This was a vital time for me developing films and projects with artists Toshiya Tsunoda, Christian Wolff and Larry Polanski. I recently discov
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In Spring 2013 I was artist in residence at Dartmouth College in New England. This was a vital time for me developing films and projects with artists Toshiya Tsunoda, Christian Wolff and Larry Polanski. I recently discov
Sally Carter finds escape in the arms of a handsome attorney who arranges her husband's death. It soon becomes apparent that her husband has a life beyond death.
A poet dies and another one, younger, feels an obligation to promote her work. She is joined by a team of women filmmakers. The film begins with this unusual triangle but, interestingly, it grows into something more comp
What do magic mushrooms, Arctic Shamans, and the pagan god Odin have to do with Santa Claus? A scary bedtime story on Christmas Eve leads to the worst night ever.
A comedy for the people of liberated cities about the tragedy of small town imprisonment. A ten-minute dialogue of nephew and uncle during which so little is said that all is revealed. Visually, all action is shown that
This was filmed July 1-4, 1965 in Millbrook, at the estate of Timothy Leary. It is with Baba Ramdass and house guests.
Michael Frayn play part of TV series The Wednesday Play.
In late 1966 I visited Stan Brakhage in Rollinsville, Colorado. This is a portrait of Stan at home, with his family, his animals, and the surroundings, 9000 feet high. From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as
A widow is expecting a child.
This piece had its world premiere as the opening film of the Hans Richter Tribute at Cinema Arsenal in the summer of 2003. The nine minutes of film are a compilation of all appearances of Hans Richter in Jonas’s films. T
A local tour guide, the filmmaker’s father, leads an expedition through two neighboring towns: Conchal, whose land is owned almost entirely by Westin Resorts, and Brasilito, one of the last coastal pueblos in Costa Rica,
One of the cheapest Santa films ever produced. Shot in Pittsburgh, with blurry home movie footage of Santa parades (on one float he sticks out of a giant chimney, on another he stands in the cockpit of a rocket ship). Sa
A small UFO flies through the streets of Amsterdam one evening. No one seems to notice. In the spaceship are two aliens enjoying the view. They disappear again just as suddenly as they came. Short experimental animation
Ever been to one of those tourist trap gift shops with "personalized" merchandise? Great! Now apply that idea to a videotape "made" by Santa Claus just for your child.
A Zapotec family living in Los Angeles, California, returns to their native village in Oaxaca, Mexico, to host the most important celebration in town.
This was filmed July 1-4, 1965 in Millbrook, at the estate of Timothy Leary. It is with Baba Ramdass and house guests. Sound: me talking about humanity's lost love for mother Earth. Music: Auguste Varkalis. From the cy
This atmospheric silent film from 1913 shows scenes of Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay and Flamborough Head in Yorkshire at the beginning of the 20th century.
Robert Snyder's acclaimed 26-minute short following Pablo Casals in Prades during his self-imposed exile from Franco's dictatorship in Spain. In this film, Casals performs his only solo recording of the Bach Suite No. 1.
Short film showing members of the ‘pinto’ aboriginal tribe in Central Australia. Scenes of daily life including preparation for a dance ceremony.
Grumpy uncle comes to visit but the gang of kids soon have him smiling!