Adolfas Mekas

Biography

Adolfas Mekas (born on September 30th 1924 in Semeniskiai, Lithuania and died on May 31st 2011 in Poughkeepsie, New York) was a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, director, editor, actor, educator and mentor. Adolfas Mekas collaborated with his brother Jonas Mekas to establish the seminal magazine Film Culture, and the Film-Maker’s Cooperative. He was associated with George Maciunas as well as the Fluxus art movement. His short films incorporate a comic and anarchic spirit, highlighted in his feature ‘Hallelujah the Hills’ (1963), which was featured at the Cannes Film Festival and is now classified as an American classic. Adolfas Mekas played a key role in the experimental film society, the ‘New American Cinema’ in the 1960s.

Known for

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365 Day Project

2007 ⭐ 10.0

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Certain Women

2004 ⭐ 9.0

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As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000 ⭐ 7.7

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Birth of a Nation

1997 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2011

Sleepless Nights Stories

Self · 2011

⭐ 5.3

2007

365 Day Project Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 10.0

2004

Certain Women Notable

Hilda's Papa · 2004

⭐ 9.0

2000

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty Notable

Self · 2000

⭐ 7.7

1997

Birth of a Nation Notable

Self · 1997

⭐ 7.0

1993

The Genius Notable

Dr. Corbin · 1993

⭐ 7.0

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1986

⭐ 8.4

1976

Lost, Lost, Lost Notable

Self · 1976

⭐ 7.1

1972

Going Home

Himself · 1972

⭐ 5.8

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania Notable

Self · 1972

⭐ 7.1

1971

Journey to Lithuania Notable

Himself · 1971

⭐ 7.0

1969

Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

1969

⭐ 5.8

1968

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches Notable

Self · 1968

⭐ 7.2

Windflowers Notable

Card Player · 1968

⭐ 10.0

A Matter of Baobab

1968

1967

An Interview with the Ambassador from Lapland

1967

1961

Guns of the Trees Notable

Gregory · 1961

⭐ 7.3

Frequently appears with

Jonas Mekas

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Taylor Mead

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Jerome Hill

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Wendi Weger

Clementine

Martina Meijer Torr

Louellen

Jessica Watson

Hilda

Phoebe Reilly

Nannette

Peter Hutton

Clementine's Dad

Full filmography

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Sleepless Nights Stories

2011 ⭐ 5.3

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365 Day Project

2007 ⭐ 10.0

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Certain Women

2004 ⭐ 9.0

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As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000 ⭐ 7.7

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Birth of a Nation

1997 ⭐ 7.0

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The Genius

1993 ⭐ 7.0

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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986 ⭐ 8.4

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Lost, Lost, Lost

1976 ⭐ 7.1

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Going Home

1972 ⭐ 5.8

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Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

1972 ⭐ 7.1

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Journey to Lithuania

1971 ⭐ 7.0

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Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel

1969 ⭐ 5.8

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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968 ⭐ 7.2

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Windflowers

1968 ⭐ 10.0

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A Matter of Baobab

1968

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Underground New York

1968

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An Interview with the Ambassador from Lapland

1967

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Guns of the Trees

1961 ⭐ 7.3