Sleepless Nights Stories

1h 54m
Documentary
5.3

Unable to sleep, Jonas Mekas drifts through New York nights, moving between apartments, studios, galleries, bars, and clubs. Along the way he encounters friends and fellow artists—including Ken and Flo Jacobs and Yoko Ono—capturing an intimate mosaic of nocturnal encounters, reflections, and moments of community.

Cast

Raimund Abraham
Self
Marina Abramović
Self
Björk
Self
Thomas Boujut
Self
Louise Bourgeois
Self
Simon Bryant
Self
Pip Chodorov
Self
Louis Garrel
Self
Flo Jacobs
Self
Ken Jacobs
Self
Harmony Korine
Self
Lefty Korine
Self
Rachel Anna Simon
Self
Hopi Lebel
Self
Jean-Jacques Lebel
Self
Adolfas Mekas
Self
Oona Mekas
Self
Sebastian Mekas
Self
Dalius Naujokaitis
Self
Benn Northover
Self
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Self
Yoko Ono
Self
Nathalie Provost
Self
Carolee Schneemann
Self
Patti Smith
Self
Lee Stringer
Self

Crew

Jonas Mekas
Director

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