For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his diary films. From his arrival in New York City as a displaced person in 1949 to his death in 2019, he chronicled the trauma and loss of exile while pioneering institutions to support the growth of independent film in the United States. Fragments of Paradise is an intimate look at his life and work constructed from thousands of hours of his own video and film diaries-including never-before-seen tapes and unpublished audio recordings. It is a story about finding beauty amidst profound loss, and a man who tried to make sense of it all... with a camera.

Una mirada íntima a la vida i al treball de Jonas Mekas, internacionalment conegut com el padrí del cinema d’avantguarda. Durant més de 70 anys, Mekas va documentar la seva vida a les seves cèlebres pel·lícules-diari a la recerca de “fragments del paradís” que el cinema pot proporcionar.

요나스 메카스가 남긴 수천 시간에 이르는 개인적 영상과 영화, 비디오 일기, 그리고 편지들을 모아 선구적 영화 제작자, 시인, 비평가였던 그의 일과 삶의 초상을 내밀하게 그린다.

Durante más de 70 años, Jonas Mekas, documentó su vida en lo que se conoció como sus películas de diario.