Writing
Melvin Clay
Acting credits
7.3Barbara, a young woman consumed by despair, contemplates suicide, while a man she meets in a church and a married couple struggle to persuade her that life is still worth living. Mekas’s film weaves this intimate drama into a larger reflection on alienation, politics, and the turbulence of early 1960s America.
Guns of the Trees
1961
10.0This film takes a decidedly satirical look at the inner workings of the gangster underworld. Alfred Lowell is a washed-up actor sent to London to take care of some mob business. Alfred's mind is not on his job, as he prefers to probe his past for the reasons why he has failed as a thespian. He entertains thoughts of suicide, but his involvement in the gang prevents him from ending his life.
To Grab the Ring
1968
NRA documentary looking at the making and legacy of The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973).
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
2011
Behind the camera
6.4A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
1973
8.0About the day after a young hustler named CC has died of AIDS. Like him, his pals Casino, Rio and girlfriend Rita, pregnant with his child, are all street prostitutes caught up in high-risk sex and drug-taking in West Hollywood.
White Trash
1992