Ken Jacobs Movies

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

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his...

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

During the 1970s I shot, helped to make, or commissioned about ten document films, mainly about film-makers. This film is one of them. It was made...

An Eternalism film.

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

A celebration of Ken Jacobs' work at 80WSE.

Working with Virgil’s four-part poem “Georgics” and Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos “The Four Seasons” as models,...

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

An experimental feature made by rephotographing the 1905 Biograph short Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son.

First screened as part of Jacobs' "Nervous System" film performance, The Georgetown Loop is based on an archival film from 1903, which Jacobs pairs...

An Eternalism film.

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

Little Stabs at Happiness is a collection of silent shorts Jacobs shot from the period of 1959-1963. Jaunty tunes (and a somber reflection) accompany...

An Eternalism film.

Ken and Flo Jacobs walk from an MTA bus to their apartment in the icy rain. This is transformed by a 360° camera and digital effects into an...

An Eternalism film.

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

An Eternalism film.

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