Notes for Jerome poster

Notes for Jerome

7.0(1)197845m1

A tribute to Jonas Mekas' late friend and patron, Jerome Hill. Filmed on 16mm across three visits to Hill’s estate in Cassis, France, the film plays out as a tender visual diary of memory, passing time, and artistic exile. While the film focuses on daily life rather than explicit sexuality, it breathes with queer history. Hill was a closeted gay philanthropist who used his immense wealth to shelter and fund underground, heavily queer creatives. Mekas captures the warm, intimate atmosphere of this sanctuary, featuring legendary gay avant-garde icons like Warhol superstar Taylor Mead and actor Charles Rydell. Dedicated "to the wind of Lithuania" and featured in the 1979 Whitney Biennial, the film ultimately stands as a beautifully soft, authentic time capsule of a safe haven built by and for mid-century queer radicals.

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Language
English
  • travel
  • marseille
  • cassis

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Director

Jonas Mekas

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Still from Notes for Jerome

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-133 Jul 1978

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Notes for Jerome was released on 3 July 1978.

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