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When

2 min

A brief, urgent collage of images and words that feels like a passionate political pamphlet read aloud in a restless city.

Directed by
Jonas Mekas
Starring
Robert Kramer
Overview
A very rare film "manifesto" by Mekas made in 1968 in New York, in the activist spirit of positive revolutionary change; his source for inspiration is the American Declaration of Independence.

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Directed by
Jonas Mekas
Starring
Robert Kramer
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • freedom
  • rebellion
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
Jonas Mekas
Starring
Robert Kramer
Runtime
2 min

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