Birth of a Nation
Plot: Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.
Release Date:
Wednesday, August 6 1997
27 years ago
27 years ago
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Cast
Chantal Akerman. Chantal Akerman was 47 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Jun 06 1950 –
Died: Mon, Oct 05 2015
Died: Mon, Oct 05 2015
Kenneth Anger. Kenneth Anger was 70 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 03 1927 –
Died: Thu, May 11 2023
Died: Thu, May 11 2023
Michel Auder
Bruce Baillie. Bruce Baillie was 65 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 24 1931 –
Died: Fri, Apr 10 2020
Died: Fri, Apr 10 2020
Robert Beavers
Jane Wodening. Jane Wodening was >> in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Fri, Nov 17 2023
Died: Fri, Nov 17 2023
Stan Brakhage. Stan Brakhage was 64 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sat, Jan 14 1933 –
Died: Sun, Mar 09 2003
Died: Sun, Mar 09 2003
Robert Breer. Robert Breer was 70 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 30 1926 –
Died: Thu, Aug 11 2011
Died: Thu, Aug 11 2011
James Broughton. James Broughton was 83 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 10 1913 –
Died: Fri, May 07 1999
Died: Fri, May 07 1999
L.M. Kit Carson. L.M. Kit Carson was 55 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 12 1941 –
Died: Mon, Oct 20 2014
Died: Mon, Oct 20 2014
Tom Chomont. Tom Chomont was >> in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Jun 28 2010
Died: Mon, Jun 28 2010
Shirley Clarke. Shirley Clarke was 77 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 02 1919 –
Died: Tue, Sep 23 1997
Died: Tue, Sep 23 1997
Bruce Conner. Bruce Conner was 63 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 18 1933 –
Died: Mon, Jul 07 2008
Died: Mon, Jul 07 2008
Tony Conrad. Tony Conrad was 57 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 03 1940 –
Died: Sat, Apr 09 2016
Died: Sat, Apr 09 2016
Storm De Hirsch
Stephen Dwoskin. Stephen Dwoskin was 58 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 15 1939 –
Died: Thu, Jun 28 2012
Died: Thu, Jun 28 2012
Claudine Eizykman. Claudine Eizykman was 52 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 22 1945 –
Died: Fri, Jun 22 2018
Died: Fri, Jun 22 2018
Morris Engel. Morris Engel was 79 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Died: Sat, Mar 05 2005
Died: Sat, Mar 05 2005
Valie Export
Allen Ginsberg. Allen Ginsberg would have been no older than 70 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1926 –
Died: Sat, Apr 05 1997
Died: Sat, Apr 05 1997
Fred Halsted. Fred Halsted would have been no older than 47 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 17 1941 –
Died: Tue, May 09 1989
Died: Tue, May 09 1989
Piero Heliczer. Piero Heliczer would have been no older than 56 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Jun 20 1937 –
Died: Thu, Jul 22 1993
Died: Thu, Jul 22 1993
Jerome Hill. Jerome Hill would have been no older than 67 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 02 1905 –
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1972
Died: Tue, Nov 21 1972
Takahiko Iimura
Ken Jacobs
Anna Karina. Anna Karina was 56 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 22 1940 –
Died: Sat, Dec 14 2019
Died: Sat, Dec 14 2019
Kurt Kren. Kurt Kren was 67 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 20 1929 –
Died: Tue, Jun 23 1998
Died: Tue, Jun 23 1998
Peter Kubelka
Malcolm Le Grice
Jacques Ledoux. Jacques Ledoux would have been no older than 66 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 21 1921 –
Died: Mon, Jun 06 1988
Died: Mon, Jun 06 1988
Gregory J. Markopoulos. Gregory J. Markopoulos would have been no older than 64 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 12 1928 –
Died: Thu, Nov 12 1992
Died: Thu, Nov 12 1992
Jim McBride
Taylor Mead. Taylor Mead was 72 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 31 1924 –
Died: Wed, May 08 2013
Died: Wed, May 08 2013
Adolfas Mekas. Adolfas Mekas was 71 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Sep 30 1925 –
Died: Tue, May 31 2011
Died: Tue, May 31 2011
Oona Mekas
Hermann Nitsch. Hermann Nitsch was 58 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 29 1938 –
Died: Mon, Apr 18 2022
Died: Mon, Apr 18 2022
Sheldon Renan
Leni Riefenstahl. Leni Riefenstahl was 94 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 22 1902 –
Died: Mon, Sep 08 2003
Died: Mon, Sep 08 2003
Roberto Rossellini. Roberto Rossellini would have been no older than 71 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, May 08 1906 –
Died: Fri, Jun 03 1977
Died: Fri, Jun 03 1977
Barbara Rubin
Carolee Schneemann. Carolee Schneemann was 57 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 12 1939 –
Died: Wed, Mar 06 2019
Died: Wed, Mar 06 2019
Paul Sharits. Paul Sharits would have been no older than 50 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 07 1943 –
Died: Thu, Jul 08 1993
Died: Thu, Jul 08 1993
P. Adams Sitney
Harry Smith. Harry Smith would have been no older than 68 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, May 29 1923 –
Died: Wed, Nov 27 1991
Died: Wed, Nov 27 1991
Jack Smith. Jack Smith would have been no older than 56 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 14 1932 –
Died: Mon, Sep 25 1989
Died: Mon, Sep 25 1989
Michael Snow. Michael Snow was 67 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Dec 10 1929 –
Died: Thu, Jan 05 2023
Died: Thu, Jan 05 2023
Amy Taubin
Willard Van Dyke. Willard Van Dyke would have been no older than 79 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 05 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jan 23 1986
Died: Thu, Jan 23 1986
Viva
Rosa von Praunheim. Rosa von Praunheim was 54 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Nov 25 1942
Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol would have been no older than 58 in Birth of a Nation as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 06 1928 –
Died: Sun, Feb 22 1987
Died: Sun, Feb 22 1987
Larry Gottheim
Andrew Noren. Andrew Noren was 54 in Birth of a Nation Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1943 –
Died: Sat, May 02 2015
Died: Sat, May 02 2015
Ed Emshwiller. Ed Emshwiller would have been no older than 65 in Birth of a Nation Birthday: Mon, Feb 16 1925 –
Died: Fri, Jul 27 1990
Died: Fri, Jul 27 1990
Crew
Jonas Mekas. Jonas Mekas was 74 in Birth of a Nation as 'Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer'Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Died: Wed, Jan 23 2019
Died: Wed, Jan 23 2019
Hermann Nitsch. Hermann Nitsch was 58 in Birth of a Nation as 'Music'Birthday: Mon, Aug 29 1938 –
Died: Mon, Apr 18 2022
Died: Mon, Apr 18 2022