Ken Jacobs Movies

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.

A celebration of Ken Jacobs' work at 80WSE.

This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system...

A man fondles objects, looks at himself in the mirror, poses in different clothes, smiles and makes faces at the camera while his voice on the...

A strobing deconstruction of Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight.

"I filmed Flo and Ken Jacobs in 2001 when they visited me in my studio (the School of Artistic Photography, Vienna). Our acquaintance, friendship...

A young woman stands by a car while scenes from metropolitan life flash by.

An adult decides to escape the pressures of life and return to his old bedroom at his parents' house.

An examination of the history of the U.S. through archival footage and contrasting views of society, incorporating audiovisual material ranging from...

A short by Ken Jacobs. Taormina, Sicily; Mt. Etna erupting nearby.

A story told by director Ken Jacobs but without conventional storyline. Using a modified magic lantern, an early type of image projector developed in...

Using his trademark flicker method, Ken Jacobs pays homage to the oldest type of color film, Kodachrome (whose production was discontinued in 2009)...

A picturing of sound in 3D.

"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs

Suggestion: Please see 'Another Occupation' before 'Seeking the Monkey King'. Contains flicker like many of my works; avoid if you have epilepsy or...

A series of video letters between José Luis Guerín and Jonas Mekas.

"The whole film are non-art portraits of people in which they do what they want with this hat – and therefore, act or stand in front of my...

Anaglyph 3D film by Ken Jacobs based on a 1974 shadow play performance.

Short film with Jack Smith as the mysterious leader of an even-more-mysterious cult, garbed in pseudo-papal regalia and adorned with jewelry and...

The moving camera shapes the screen image with great purposefulness, using the frame of a window as fulcrum upon which to wheel about the exterior...