ShowRoom Cinema and Parlor Gallery present the Jonas Mekas Film Festival
By: | Published: 2025-07-14 23:27:00 | Source: www.newjerseystage.com
(ASBURY PARK, NJ) — The ShowRoom Cinema and Parlor Gallery proudly present the Jonas Mekas Film Festival, taking place July 17–27, 2025, in collaboration with OUTPOST NYC DCG and Deborah Colton Gallery. Honoring the life and legacy of Jonas Mekas (1922–2019)—filmmaker, poet, and avant-garde pioneer—the festival offers a rare opportunity to experience his deeply personal and poetic films on the big screen.
The festival kicks off on Thursday, July 17, with a screening of Guns of the Trees (1961). A festival reception will also be held on Friday, July 18, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Parlor Gallery, in conjunction with that evening’s film program.
Across eight evenings, audiences will experience diary films, reflections on exile and belonging,…
