THE FILMS OF ADOLFAS MEKAS - A Retrospective Tribute at Anthology Film Archives October 20-27
/THE FILMS OF ADOLFAS MEKAS
October 20 - October 27
Anthology Film Archives and the avant-garde film community at large suffered a great loss this past spring with the passing of Adolfas Mekas. A gifted filmmaker and legendary figure at Bard College, where he founded the film department and taught for more than three decades, Adolfas came to New York from Lithuania with his brother Jonas (Anthology’s co-founder and Artistic Director) in 1949. After launching Film Culture magazine together, the Mekas brothers turned to filmmaking, collaborating on GUNS OF THE TREES and THE BRIG. Adolfas would soon go on to produce a remarkable body of work of his own, with films including HALLELUJAH THE HILLS, WINDFLOWERS, and GOING HOME.
A seminal figure in the history of independent cinema, and an always warm, often hilarious presence in the lives of his many friends, family members, and students, Adolfas Mekas will be greatly missed. In tribute to his life and work, Anthology presents this comprehensive retrospective of his work.
Very special thanks to Pola Chapelle, as well as to Barbara Stone, Gabrielle Claes (Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique), and Daniel Wagner & Daniel Bish (George Eastman House).
Please note: following the retrospective of Adolfas Mekas’s work, we will be presenting a series in honor of a friend and collaborator of Adolfas’s, the producer, distributor, and filmmaker David C. Stone, who also passed away earlier this year.
Upcoming Screenings
Adolfas Mekas
October 20 at 7:00 PM
October 24 at 8:45 PM
Jonas and Adolfas Mekas
October 20 at 9:15 PM
October 24 at 7:00 PM
Adolfas Mekas
October 21 at 7:00 PM
October 22 at 8:45 PM
October 26 at 7:00 PM
Jonas Mekas
October 21 at 9:15 PM
October 23 at 4:45 PM
Philip Kaufman & Benjamin Manaster
October 22 at 4:15 PM
October 23 at 8:30 PM
Adolfas Mekas
THE DOUBLE-BARRELLED DETECTIVE STORY
October 22 at 6:30 PM
October 26 at 9:00 PM
Barbara Stone, David C. Stone, and Adolfas Mekas
October 23 at 6:30 PM
Adolfas Mekas
October 27 at 7:00 PM
Adolfas Mekas' HALLELUJAH THE HILLS
Available on DVD for INSTITUTIONAL SALES
HALLELUJAH THE HILLS
(1963) Adolfas Mekas.
Format: DVD PAL / Region 0, No Regional Code.
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