Guns of the Trees

Barbara, 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.

Director: Jonas Mekas

Cast: Frances Stillman, Ben Carruthers, Adolfas Mekas, Argus Spear Juillard, Frank Kuenstler, Louis Brigante, Sudie Bond, Leonard Hicks

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