Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2020
    Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Whirlpool
  • 2020
    Clouds and Trees

    Clouds and Trees

    Clouds and Trees

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Clouds and Trees
  • 2010
    Lavender

    Lavender

    Lavender

    02010HD

    A wholesome moment: Jonas Mekas, MM Serra, Ken Jacobs, and Flo Jacobs take lavender from a stranger's bush.

    Lavender
  • 2019
    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG

    02019HD

    Black and white evokes nostalgia for The Great Depression. Things were so cheap, including lives. We see daredevils (desperate people) compete for...

    THE WHOLE SHEBANG
  • 2020
    Duck

    Duck

    Duck

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Duck
  • 1991
    Keaton's Cops

    Keaton's Cops

    Keaton's Cops

    71991HD

    Avant-garde filmmaker Ken Jacobs presents Buster Keaton's short silent comedy Cops (1922) as his own work by blacking-out approximately the top...

    Keaton's Cops
  • 2020
    Bargains

    Bargains

    Bargains

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Bargains
  • 1976
    Spaghetti Aza

    Spaghetti Aza

    Spaghetti Aza

    01976HD

    Silent film by Ken Jacobs featuring his son asleep at the table then being put to bed.

    Spaghetti Aza
  • 1991
    Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896

    Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896

    Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896

    71991HD

    Found Footage avantgarde film.

    Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896
  • 2020
    Broadway Buildings III

    Broadway Buildings III

    Broadway Buildings III

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Broadway Buildings III
  • 2020
    DeKooning Passed

    DeKooning Passed

    DeKooning Passed

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    DeKooning Passed
  • 2019
    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood

    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood

    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood

    02019HD

    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...

    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood
  • 2021
    Abstract Eternalism

    Abstract Eternalism

    Abstract Eternalism

    02021HD

    Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on August 5, 2021.

    Abstract Eternalism
  • 2019
    Failure

    Failure

    Failure

    02019HD

    "fails to distinguish art from history." An eternalism film by Ken Jacobs.

    Failure
  • 1963
    Scotch Tape

    Scotch Tape

    Scotch Tape

    4.41963HD

    Shot in 1959, Scotch Tape is Jack Smith's first film -- a joyous, three-minute romp, in color, using Peter Duchin's rhumba "Carinhoso" for its...

    Scotch Tape
  • 2016
    Ken Jacobs / JG Thirlwell @ The Nervous Magic Lantern Festival

    Ken Jacobs / JG Thirlwell @ The Nervous Magic Lantern Festival

    Ken Jacobs / JG Thirlwell @ The Nervous Magic Lantern Festival

    02016HD

    "Abstract Expressionist Cinema"

    Ken Jacobs / JG Thirlwell @ The Nervous Magic Lantern Festival
  • 2020
    Barber

    Barber

    Barber

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Barber
  • 2008
    The Scenic Route

    The Scenic Route

    The Scenic Route

    02008HD

    "One of the nice things about movies was you could keep them at a distance. Movies knew their place. We were dimensional, they were flat, so it was...

    The Scenic Route
  • 2020
    Chinese New Years

    Chinese New Years

    Chinese New Years

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Chinese New Years
  • 2023
    Book of Eternalisms 7

    Book of Eternalisms 7

    Book of Eternalisms 7

    02023HD

    Ken Jacobs' seventh Book of Eternalisms.

    Book of Eternalisms 7