Ken Jacobs Movies

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

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

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

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

Unable to sleep, Jonas Mekas drifts through New York nights, moving between apartments, studios, galleries, bars, and clubs. Along the way he...

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

A celebration of Ken Jacobs' work at 80WSE.

An Eternalism film.

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...

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

An Eternalism film.

An Eternalism film.

"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...

An Eternalism film.

An Eternalism film.

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

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

A strobing deconstruction of Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight.

An Eternalism film.

The Nervous Magic Lantern is a projection device I came up with in the year 2000. With assistance from wife Flo (Florence) we have been performing...