CinemaOSMovie · 1978 · 0h 45m · PG-13

Notes for Jerome

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJonas Mekas

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
July 3, 1978

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jerome Hill

Jerome Hill

Self

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Self

Taylor Mead

Taylor Mead

Self

Bernadette Lafont

Bernadette Lafont

Self

Charles Rydell

Self

Barbara Stone

Self

Noël Burch

Noël Burch

Self

Judith Malina

Judith Malina

Self

Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Self

P. Adams Sitney

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Written by
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas

Keep watching

More like this

Silk Road Ghosts5.0

Silk Road Ghosts

2014 · Film

Choir. Conductor. Kamēr…7.0

Choir. Conductor. Kamēr…

2019 · Film

El Viaje - A Road Trip into Chile's Musical Heritage

El Viaje - A Road Trip into Chile's Musical Heritage

2016 · Film

Pigface: Free for All8.0

Pigface: Free for All

2006 · Film

The Ants and the Grasshopper7.3

The Ants and the Grasshopper

2021 · Film

The Canadian Rockies by Rail

The Canadian Rockies by Rail

2016 · Film

Morocco from Above8.0

Morocco from Above

2017 · Film

Roamers - Follow Your Likes9.0

Roamers - Follow Your Likes

2021 · Film

Milestone No. 310.0

Milestone No. 3

2025 · Film

Oman from above

Oman from above

2023 · Film

Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity10.0

Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity

2017 · Film

La station

La station

2025 · Film

The VICE Guide to North Korea

The VICE Guide to North Korea

2008 · Film

Shangku Shelter7.2

Shangku Shelter

2018 · Film

Contrasts of Peru10.0

Contrasts of Peru

2017 · Film

Journey to Saharawi – The Courage to Live for Freedom

Journey to Saharawi – The Courage to Live for Freedom

2010 · Film

Sound of Silence : Mayotte au coeur du lagon

Sound of Silence : Mayotte au coeur du lagon

2025 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

My Mom Jayne7.9

My Mom Jayne

2025 · Film

Making The Witcher7.1

Making The Witcher

2020 · Film

A Toxic Love Story6.4

A Toxic Love Story

2026 · Film

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder8.1

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

2020 · Film

The Kid Stays in the Picture6.6

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002 · Film

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction6.9

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 · Film

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me6.1

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023 · Film

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me8.4

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022 · Film

Fuck6.4

Fuck

2006 · Film

Come See Me in the Good Light7.2

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025 · Film

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library6.4

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017 · Film

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski7.5

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

2018 · Film

Love, Antosha7.4

Love, Antosha

2019 · Film

Halftime6.8

Halftime

2022 · Film

Being Eddie6.8

Being Eddie

2025 · Film

McQueen7.4

McQueen

2018 · Film

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.7.5

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018 · Film

Gilbert6.7

Gilbert

2017 · Film

Boys State7.1

Boys State

2020 · Film

Welcome to Chechnya7.0

Welcome to Chechnya

2020 · Film