About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1925-09-30
Place of birth:
Semeniškiai, Lithuania
Website:
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Adolfas Mekas

Overview

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

Acting
2019 3 Friends Singing (...in the Desert) Actor N/A
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2013 Diaries, Notes, and Sketches Actor Self 59
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2011 Sleepless Nights Stories Actor Self 59
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2007 365 Day Project Actor 58
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2004 Certain Women Actor Hilda's Papa N/A
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2000 As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty Actor Self 61
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1997 Birth of a Nation Actor Self 58
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1993 The Genius Actor Dr. Corbin 59
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1986 He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1976 Lost, Lost, Lost Actor Self 59
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1972 Going Home Actor Himself 59
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1972 Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania Actor Self 59
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1971 Journey to Lithuania Actor Himself N/A
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1970 A Matter of Baobab Actor N/A
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1969 Time & Fortune Vietnam Newsreel Actor 59
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1968 Windflowers Actor Card Player N/A
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1968 Underground New York Actor Self N/A
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1967 An Interview with the Ambassador from Lapland Actor N/A
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1961 Guns of the Trees Actor Gregory 59
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Directing
1972 Going Home Directing Director 59
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1970 Compañeras and Compañeros Directing Director N/A
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1968 Windflowers Directing Director N/A
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1967 An Interview with the Ambassador from Lapland Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Double-Barrelled Detective Story Directing Director N/A
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1965 Skyscraper Directing Director N/A
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1963 Hallelujah the Hills Directing Director 58
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1951 Antifilm #2 Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1968 Windflowers Writing Writer N/A
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1965 The Double-Barrelled Detective Story Writing Screenplay N/A
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1963 Hallelujah the Hills Writing Writer 58
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Production
1971 The Orchid Production Production Coordinator N/A
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Sound
1968 Windflowers Sound Music N/A
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Editing
1972 Going Home Editing Editor 59
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1971 A Weekend with Strangers Editing Editor 58
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1970 Compañeras and Compañeros Editing Editor N/A
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1968 Windflowers Editing Editor N/A
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1967 An Interview with the Ambassador from Lapland Editing Editor N/A
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1966 The Love Merchant Editing Editor 59
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1965 The Double-Barrelled Detective Story Editing Editor N/A
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1965 Goldstein Editing Editor 58
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1964 The Brig Editing Editor 58
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1963 Hallelujah the Hills Editing Editor 58
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