The Song of Central Park

The Song of Central Park

4 mins | Documentary | Nov. 11, 2006

During the course of a single winter’s day, January 16, 1966, Jonas Mekas captured impressionistic glimpses of people playing and working in Central Park and around the city on 16mm film. The kaleidoscope of skaters, strollers, vendors, and animals creates a multitude of patterns, while on the soundtrack Mekas comments candidly on the nature of cinema.

The Song of Central Park

4 mins | Documentary | Nov. 11, 2006

The Song of Central Park
During the course of a single winter’s day, January 16, 1966, Jonas Mekas captured impressionistic glimpses of people playing and working in Central Park and around the city on 16mm film. The kaleidoscope of skaters, strollers, vendors, and animals creates a multitude of patterns, while on the soundtrack Mekas comments candidly on the nature of cinema.
Producers
Original title The Song of Central Park
Directors Jonas Mekas
Writers

Cast

Jonas Mekas

as Himself (voice)