The Brig

Wednesday, August 8
21:00
Garage Screen Summer Cinema

The Brig

One of the first films by the American cinema avant-garde director Jonas Mekas shows the U.S. Marine Corps military prison where the guards and inmates are involved in the repressive ritual. This film is a protest against the inhumane treatment of people.

The Brig is based on the play from the US oldest experimental theater—The Living Theatre, New York. When the theater was closed by the tax office, the editor of the Film Culture Journaldecided to save the play and make it into a film. To do this, the director and actors had to secretly sneak into the theater at night to perform the play for the last time, while Mekas filmed the production in one take. The film was awarded the best documentary at the 1964 Venice Film Festival.

Director Jonas Mekas
USA, 1964, 68 minutes, 18+

In the year of the 10th anniversary celebration, Garage visitors are invited to see the best of the classics, festival discoveries, and the boldest experimental films at Garage Screen Summer Cinema.

This season the program will be split into several sections. As usual, all films will be screened in the original language with Russian subtitles.

Wednesday, August 8
21:00
Garage Screen Summer Cinema
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