The godfather of avant-garde cinema, Jonas Mekas has inspired artists from Martin Scorsese to Marina Abramović with his creative freedom and belief in the power of cinema. But inside he was struggling. The traumas of his youth and his forced departure from Lithuania left their mark. This is an intimate look at Mekas's life and work, including unseen tapes and unreleased audio recordings. It reveals moments of beauty amidst painful losses, and the man who, camera in hand, struggled to make sense of it all.  "As the wave of Mekas centenary events comes to an end, there seems to be nothing left to add, but this film has proved to be full of what the festival most wants to share with its audience - light, authenticity and an infectious love for cinema. Not to mention that for a festival that aims to bring the film community together, Mekas is a prime example. In my opinion, this is the best portrait of Mekas to date, which differs from the others in that it is not only about his countless roles, his milieu and his work, but also about his lesser-known inner life." (Aistė Račaitytė)