365 Day Project March 16

On January 1st of 2007 Mekas began his epic 365 project inspired by the Italian poet Petrarca and his Canzoniere Releasing one film for every day of the year through his website Mekas drew upon a vast archive of film and video footage recorded over the past decades as well as new material from his everyday life The 365 project painted an intimate portrait of Mekas life friends and travels in the poignant diaristic style which he has come to embody The project attracted a strong international following and prompted many filmmakers around the world to begin their own 365 film and video projects March 16 2007 I take HelsinkiTampere train Not much snow At the opening of Tampere Film Festival Jonas Mekas