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Acting
Adolfas Mekas
- Born
- Sep 30, 1925 · Aged 85
- Died
- May 31, 2011
- Place of birth
- Semeniškiai, Lithuania
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 23
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 8
Also known as (1)
- George Binkey
Biography
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…
