Adolfas Mekas
Adolfas Mekas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1925 Semeniškiai, Lithuania |
| Died | 31 May 2011 (aged 85) Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bard College Cemetery, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York |
| Spouse |
Pola Chapelle (m. 1965) |
| Children | Sean mekas |
| Relatives | Jonas Mekas (brother) |
Adolfas Mekas (30 September 1925 – 31 May 2011) was a Lithuanian-born American filmmaker, writer, director, editor, actor and educator. With his brother Jonas Mekas, he founded the magazine Film Culture, as well as the Film-Makers' Cooperative and was associated with George Maciunas and the Fluxus art movement at its beginning. He made several short films, culminating in the feature Hallelujah the Hills in 1963, which was played at the Cannes Film Festival of that year and is now considered a classic of American film.