Adolfas Mekas, Lithuanian-born American film director died he was , 85

Adolfas Mekas was a Lithuanian-born film director, and brother of Jonas Mekas  died he was , 85. He is principally known for his work in the United States.

(September 30, 1925 – May 31, 2011)

Prior to World War II, Adolfas and Jonas Mekas had set up a theatre. Later, in a camp for displaced persons, they studied with a teacher of the Stanislavsky System.^[1] The brothers emigrated to the United States in 1949. They studied with Hans Richter before establishing Film Culture magazine in 1955.^[2]
Adolfas Mekas directed a number of films including Hallelujah the Hills and Going Home, both of which are considered landmarks of the New American Cinema movement.^[3][4] In 1971 he joined the newly formed film department at Bard College, which was soon dubbed the "Peoples' Film Department" under his chairmanship.^{[citation needed]} He continued to teach at Bard until retiring in May 2004.
Mekas died on May 31, 2011.^[5][6]

Selected filmography

• Hallelujah the Hills (1963)
• The Brig (1964) (with Jonas Mekas)
• Skyscraper (1965)
• The Double-Barreled Detective Story (1965)
• Windflowers (1968)
• Campeneras and Campaneros (1970)
• Going Home (1971)

 

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