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Notes for Jerome (1978)

Name: Notes for Jerome
Director: Jonas Mekas
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1978-07-03
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Jerome Hill, Jonas Mekas, Taylor Mead, Bernadette Lafont, Charles Rydell

TMDB 7.00h 45mDocumentary

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Plot Summary

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.