Ken Jacobs Movies

An Eternalism 3-D film by Ken Jacobs

Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family,...

A musical with Nazis and Jews.

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

Polaroid 3D short film by Ken Jacobs.

Originally presented as an installation in the exhibition Evolution 2007 at Lumen in Leeds, GIFT OF FIRE devotes fetishistic attention to what is...

In this unique document, Jacobs demonstrates one of his live, multi-projection "Nervous System" film performances in real time. (The Nervous System...

An Eternalism film.

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 film in the Popeye Series by Ken Jacobs

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

Ken Jacobs’s most elusive and mysterious film is at once an allegory of movie-making, a demonstration of 8mm versatility, and a celebration of...

Home movie by Ken Jacobs. Black and white and silent.

One of the most extraordinary personalities in the history of moving images, native New Yorker Ken Jacobs, and his wife and long-time creative...

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

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

An installment of Ken Jacobs series Amorous Interludes

A multi-part series of Ken Jacobs' Eternalisms.

Still shots of a revolving door at New York City's Church Street Station Post Office are edited together to create a sense of movement, redoubled by...