A visionary who dared to seek beauty in the mundane, Jonas Mekas is hailed as the 'godfather' of avant-garde cinema. Crafted from thousands of hours of his personal film diaries, this documentary celebrates a cinematic pioneer, featuring Martin Scorsese, Andy Warhol, John Lennon, Jim Jarmusch and other 20th century luminaries. It captures a poet's quest to make sense of his world with a camera.