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.

Cast

Frances Stillman

Barbara

Ben Carruthers

Ben

Adolfas Mekas

Gregory

Argus Spear Juillard

Argus

Frank Kuenstler

Frank