THE BRIG
Jonas Mekas | 1964 | USA | 68 min | 16mm

1963 saw the controversial off-Broadway theatre production “The Brig” by the Living Theatre Group. Filmed on stage with the original cast, rarely has there been a more intense cinematic adaptation of a play. Executed with brutish authenticity, “The Brig” won the Venice Festival Grand prize for best documentary. A polemic drama with sonic shock waves, it is a nightmare that suggests “Kafka with a Kodak”. The audience is placed in a violently claustrophobic environment, a Marine Corps stockade. The Mekas brothers put aside their poetic sensibilities and tie us to a chair in the blistering sun with no water, no hope, and no mercy. This film is hard as nails.
Screens with Street Songs

George Cinemas - Wednesday 9th July 7pm