He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
Release Date
February 22, 1986Runtime
149 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Jonas MekasWritten by
Jonas MekasLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ffTB0xCRFyxYme3LQUlwOKJpsEZ.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qGydWlCfUgDfbz8is5VpZqcVyYK.jpg)
Kenneth Anger
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/d0ny0X1PU7Ona4qzULUDfx3GE08.jpg)
Adolfo Arrieta
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vz0TKZFu1qW5HZFhvIi0JZG9W7D.jpg)
Donatas Banionis
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eyMYnsyNQb6tUDV07Lk7Cv3n9cR.jpg)
Robert Breer
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r63bRDhGBTlQa5iC1FOdWyPOgbU.jpg)
Pola Chapelle
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8GI3B7YW6Cv87hetfp17zNX4d5A.jpg)
Shirley Clarke
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/m33xjAop7q1b583QkZNeJLag8kh.jpg)
Miles Davis
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mwowj0Z5rj6UBvBeqF5hDE57L63.jpg)
Willard Van Dyke
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/94kbHx8NNf5WlZZlq6F94coSmyL.jpg)
Hollis Frampton
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/w7qQvokS1lp7IRgefiJdALaaiIi.jpg)
Allen Ginsberg
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gWEp5hDCnDub4sEddvU0JvgpJY4.jpg)
Marcel Hanoun
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lLWmlUKswUHhW6TEHD4i56xleke.jpg)
Ken Jacobs
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/Raykdz9PN1D69gn1lvKyzA8UQT.jpg)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wU7wjyUYGP2rCFDde4yTCdDSM58.jpg)
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pFB8luGSfUrfmI8YUd1ulYGUzUB.jpg)
George Kuchar
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lw5oEJtwfHwxEV6zfeE05EMqeB7.jpg)
Mike Kuchar
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9lEaWbRbIjR7Z0XPOyL47Fi0sRB.jpg)
Henri Langlois
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eoaFA3ekdmEhAtSZ3wb9gEm2TYh.jpg)
John Lennon
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yfid3TlAVPwHbt7fTuFW3BgENUx.jpg)
George Maciunas
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7Y2YOHQ0PbndryZ8XjPWDObgmfQ.jpg)
Jim McBride
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/q5nHzCDUVHiUA7vWaB0bptF2ovR.jpg)
Adolfas Mekas
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8Vg9wa4dzsYRB2DsaJp9Db7lvuT.jpg)
Jonas Mekas
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j254dQthJu2rR1DRXqRkvo1oUqN.jpg)
Yoko Ono
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/102ydoj5whqw0yABb30lPGl0f3U.jpg)
Nam June Paik
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wymkQU3edEz2fYoQRjKCQZBfb26.jpg)
Hans Richter
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tsclWn1fRCffS8ftG28oqvEW1vL.jpg)
P. Adams Sitney
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4FwsJKGOpYcYwFqxFKnbl5bFx3Y.jpg)
Andy Warhol
SelfImages
Videos
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Jonas Mekas - He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of his Life (excerpt)
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