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Emile de Antonio (1919-1989) 1. Jonas Mekas Interviews Emile De Antonio (11/06/1969) Anthology Film Archives founder, filmmaker, critic and poet Jonas Mekas questions radical documentarian Emile De Antonio about the production methods used in his films POINT OF ORDER, AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE and THE YEAR OF THE PIG. They discuss the need for a 10-year retrospective of the New American Cinema group, problems with the NY Film Festival, Mekas' film diary WALDEN and other subjects. De Antonio comments that, "Objectivity is impossible." (3" IPS; 1/4"-REEL 5"; 00:27:48) NOTES Track 1 from Rare Audio from Anthology Film Archives RELATED RESOURCES: The Films of Emile De Antonio on UbuWeb