IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

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      Adolfas Mekas

      Adolfas MEKAS (1925, Lithuania) was an independent filmmaker and taught film at Bard College until his retirement in 2004. His film Hallelujah the Hills (1962) is considered an important cornerstone of the New American Cinema Movement. He co-directed some films together with his brother Jonas Mekas, including The Brig (1964).

      Filmography

      (selection) Hallelujah the Hills (1963), The Brig (1964, co-dir), Skyscraper (1965), The Double-Barreled Detective Story (1965), Windflowers (1968), Time and Fortune Vietnam Newsreel (1968, short, co-dir), Campeneras and Campaneros (1970, doc), Going Home (1971, doc)

      Adolfas Mekas at IFFR