GME LICENSED CLIP FROM MARTINA KUDLÁČEK'S "NOTES ON MARIE MENKEN" FOR "ARTIFACTS" LAUNCH AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES

GME LICENSED CLIP FROM MARTINA KUDLÁČEK'S "NOTES ON MARIE MENKEN" FOR "ARTIFACTS" LAUNCH AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES

Artifacts, an online platform “connecting viewers with the cultural architects of the avant-garde, LGBTQ+, and underground arts and culture via intimate, long-form interviews,” launched at Anthology Film Archives on November 25th, 2024. For the event, GME licensed a clip from Martina Kudláček’s 2006 documentary NOTES ON MARIE MENKEN.

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NAM JUNE PAIK DOCUMENTARY LICENSES CLIPS FROM GIDEON BACHMANN AND JONAS MEKAS FILMS

NAM JUNE PAIK DOCUMENTARY LICENSES CLIPS FROM GIDEON BACHMANN AND JONAS MEKAS FILMS

GME provided clips from Jonas Mekas’ ZEFIRO TORNA (1992), LOST LOST LOST (1976), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1992), and RE: MACIUNAS AND FLUXUS (2011), as well as  from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), for this documentary feature by Amanda Kim on the father of video art.

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CRITERION LICENSES JONAS MEKAS' AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL FOR BLU-RAY RELEASE OF TODD HAYNES' THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY

 CRITERION LICENSES JONAS MEKAS' AWARD PRESENTATION  TO ANDY WARHOL FOR BLU-RAY RELEASE OF TODD HAYNES' THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY

GME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), Peter Emmanuel Goldman's ECHOES OF SILENCE (1964), Jonas Mekas’ AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990), and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), and Warren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE (1966) to Todd Haynes and Swish Productions for the Apple TV+ broadcast of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.

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JONAS MEKAS DOCUMENTARY FRAGMENTS OF PARADISE LICENSES CLIPS FROM GIDEON BACHMANN

JONAS MEKAS DOCUMENTARY FRAGMENTS OF PARADISE LICENSES CLIPS FROM GIDEON BACHMANN

GME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968) featuring scenes of Jonas Mekas for director KD Davison’s intimate look at Mekas’s life and work. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, a story of a man who was also the most significant force behind the evolution and promotion of the American Avant- Garde film movement, and who tried to make sense of it all… with a camera.

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THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY BY OSCAR NOMINATED DIRECTOR TODD HAYNES LICENSES CLIPS FROM BACHMANN, GOLDMAN, MEKAS, & SONBERT FOR APPLE TV+

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND DOCUMENTARY BY OSCAR NOMINATED DIRECTOR TODD HAYNES LICENSES CLIPS FROM BACHMANN, GOLDMAN, MEKAS, & SONBERT FOR APPLE TV+

GME provided scenes from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), Peter Emmanuel Goldman's ECHOES OF SILENCE (1964), Jonas Mekas’ AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990), and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), and Warren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE (1966) to Todd Haynes for the Apple TV+ broadcast of THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.


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MIDNIGHT COWBOY DOCUMENTARY FROM AUGUSTA FILMS LICENSES JONAS MEKAS FOOTAGE

MIDNIGHT COWBOY DOCUMENTARY FROM AUGUSTA FILMS LICENSES JONAS MEKAS FOOTAGE

GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film REPORT FROM MILLBROOK (1965-1966) and SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1990, from THE SIXTIES QUARTET, 1990-1999) for director Nancy Buirski’s documentary about a dark and difficult masterpiece and the deeply gifted and flawed people who made it. It is about New York in a troubled era of cultural ferment and social change.


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CONVERSATION WITH A KILLER: THE JOHN WAYNE GACY TAPES BY JOE BERLINGER LICENSES CLIPS FROM SONBERT, RAYNAL, GOLDMAN, & WATERS FOR NETFLIX SERIES

CONVERSATION WITH A KILLER: THE JOHN WAYNE GACY TAPES BY JOE BERLINGER LICENSES CLIPS FROM SONBERT, RAYNAL, GOLDMAN, & WATERS FOR NETFLIX SERIES

GME provided footage from Gideon Bachmann’s UNDERGROUND NEW YORK (1968), Jack Waters’ BERLIN/NEW YORK (1984) and THE MALE GAYZE (1989), Jackie Raynal’s NEW YORK STORY (1980), and Warren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE (1966) as B-roll for the Radical Media production CONVERSATION WITH A KILLER: THE JOHN WAYNE GACY TAPES.


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ANDY WARHOL'S AMERICA BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM JONAS MEKAS' WALDEN

ANDY WARHOL'S AMERICA BBC DOCUMENTARY SERIES LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM JONAS MEKAS' WALDEN

WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969) is a 3-hour masterwork included in the collection JONAS MEKAS: THE MAJOR WORKS avialable from GME. Mekas’ footage of the Velvet Underground’s maiden performance at the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry appears in an episode of the 3 part BBC series.


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MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY BY ERROL MORRIS LICENSES JONAS MEKAS FOOTAGE FOR TIMOTHY LEARY DOC, AIRED ON SHOWTIME

MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY BY ERROL MORRIS LICENSES JONAS MEKAS FOOTAGE FOR TIMOTHY LEARY DOC, AIRED ON SHOWTIME

GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film REPORT FROM MILLBROOK (1965-1966, part of his magnum opus WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES, 1969) to Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris for his documentary about Leary’s whirlwind romance with Joanna Harcourt-Smith. The film began broadcasting on Showtime in December 2020.


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NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN DOCUMENTARY DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE, BROADCAST ON THE PBS SERIES AMERICAN MASTERS, LICENSES CLIPS FROM JONAS MEKAS FILMS

NO DIRECTION HOME: BOB DYLAN DOCUMENTARY DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE, BROADCAST ON THE PBS SERIES AMERICAN MASTERS, LICENSES CLIPS FROM JONAS MEKAS FILMS

GME provided footage from Jonas Mekas’ films, including SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990) and WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969), to acclaimed director Martin Scorsese for his Peabody Award-winning portrait of Bob Dylan, originally released on PBS in 2005.


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NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RIC BURNS LICENSES HELEN LEVITT’S CLASSIC IN THE STREET FOR AMERICAN MASTERS SERIES ON PBS

NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RIC BURNS LICENSES HELEN LEVITT’S CLASSIC IN THE STREET FOR AMERICAN MASTERS SERIES ON PBS

GME provided Ric Burns and Steeplechase Films a sequence from Helen Levitt’s short, NYC street photography classic, IN THE STREET (1948) for inclusion in the 8 episode PBS release NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM. Levitt’s film appeared in episode 7, "The City and the World (1945–2000)" which originally aired on October 1, 2001.


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IN THE STREET, FILMED BY PHOTOGRAPHER HELEN LEVITT, LICENSED TO ARTE TELEVISION’S FILM SERIES “BLACK AND WHITE”

IN THE STREET, FILMED BY PHOTOGRAPHER HELEN LEVITT, LICENSED TO ARTE TELEVISION’S FILM SERIES “BLACK AND WHITE”

Photographed by James Agee, Helen Levitt and Janice Loeb, and edited by Levitt, IN THE STREET (1948, 16 minutes), listed on the United States National Film Registry preservation program, is a classic example of NYC street photography. GME licensed the film in its entirety for inclusion in the French series in 2012.


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ANDY WARHOL: A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RIC BURNS, AIRED ON PBS’ AMERICAN MASTER SERIES, LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM FILMS BY JONAS MEKAS AND MARIE MENKEN

ANDY WARHOL: A DOCUMENTARY FILM BY RIC BURNS, AIRED ON PBS’ AMERICAN MASTER SERIES, LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM FILMS BY JONAS MEKAS AND MARIE MENKEN

GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film AWARD PRESENTATION TO ANDY WARHOL (1964), the films of Marie Menken and others to Steeplechase Films (WNET) for their 4 hour, 2006 PBS broadcast and DVD release of ANDY WARHOL: A DOCUMENTARY FILM.


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THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY LICENSES JONAS MEKAS FOOTAGE OF JOHN LENNON FOR FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY LICENSES JONAS MEKAS FOOTAGE OF JOHN LENNON FOR  FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOHN (released 1995), which includes scenes of Lennon’s 1972 birthday party in Syracuse, NY, including scenes at Yoko Ono’s art opening and celebrations at a local hotel. Also licensed to Lost Weekend LLC for this production are scenes from Mekas’ ZEFIRO TORNA OR SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF GEORGE MACIUNAS (released 1992) containing informal picnic scenes with Lennon and friends. THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY is currently in production.


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SEVEN AGES OF ROCK SERIES BROADCAST ON THE BBC LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM JONAS MEKAS' WALDEN

SEVEN AGES OF ROCK SERIES BROADCAST ON THE BBC LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM JONAS MEKAS' WALDEN

WALDEN: DIARIES, NOTES, AND SKETCHES (1969) is a 3-hour masterwork included the collection JONAS MEKAS: THE MAJOR WORKS avialable from GME. Mekas’ footage of the Velvet Underground appears in program 2 of SEVEN AGES OF ROCK, "“White Light, White Heat”.


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IN THE SHADOW OF JACKIE DOCUMENTARY LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM JONAS MEKAS FILMS, AIRED ON BELGIUM’S NATIONAL TELEVISION CHANNEL LA UNE

IN THE SHADOW OF JACKIE DOCUMENTARY LICENSES FOOTAGE FROM JONAS MEKAS FILMS,  AIRED ON BELGIUM’S NATIONAL TELEVISION CHANNEL LA UNE

GME provided scenes from Jonas Mekas’ film SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF ANDY WARHOL (1963-1990) and THIS SIDE OF PARADISE (1999) for this upcoming documentary project by Patrick Jeudy (BOBBY KENNEDY: THE MAN WHO WANTED TO CHANGE AMERICA, MARILYN, DERNIÈRES SÉANCES, ect.) from No School Productions.

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