This event is in the past.It took place on June 7, 2026 at Anthology Film Archives.










Jonas Mekas's 1962 avant-garde film weaves black-and-white poetry from four friends wrestling with love and despair in the shadow of nuclear dread. Part of the Allen Ginsberg Centennial: expect restless handheld camerawork and raw existential beauty.
avant-garde film
poetic documentary
experimental cinema
Beat Generation
Tips
🎬"One of NYC's best film institutions. Unexpected, rare, small budget, avant garde… see them here!"
⏱️75 minute runtime — perfect film appetizer
Guns of the Trees (1962) dir. Jonas Mekas










Jonas Mekas's 1962 avant-garde film weaves black-and-white poetry from four friends wrestling with love and despair in the shadow of nuclear dread. Part of the Allen Ginsberg Centennial: expect restless handheld camerawork and raw existential beauty.
avant-garde film
poetic documentary
experimental cinema
Beat Generation
Tips
🎬"One of NYC's best film institutions. Unexpected, rare, small budget, avant garde… see them here!"
⏱️75 minute runtime — perfect film appetizer
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