''Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania'' is a 1972 documentary film by

Jonas Mekas Jonas Mekas (; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas' work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwi ...

. It revolves around Mekas' trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth. It was Mekas' second diary film, which narrates through highly personal footage and voiceover the Mekas brothers’ visit to their native Lithuanian village of Semeniškiai, Panevėžys in 1971 after a 27-year absence. ''Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania'' is now part of Anthology Film Archives' Essential Cinema Repertory collection. In 2006, the film was selected to the

National Film Registry The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) collection of films selected for preservation, each selected for its historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions since the NFPB’s inception ...

by the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The library ...

, for its "cultural, aesthetic, or historical significance".

References

External links

''Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania''
at

the Film-Makers' Cooperative The Film-Makers' Cooperative a.k.a. legal name The New American Cinema Group, Inc. is an artist-run, non-profit organization incorporated in July 1961 in New York City by Jonas Mekas, Shirley Clarke, Stan Brakhage, Lionel Rogosin, Gregory Markopo ...

* 1972 documentary films 1972 films Autobiographical documentary films British documentary films Films directed by Jonas Mekas Films set in Lithuania Films shot in Lithuania United States National Film Registry films West German films Films about Lithuanian-American culture 1970s British films {{bio-documentary-film-stub