Ken Jacobs Movies

An Eternalism film.

Experimental short silent film (black & white).

An Eternalism film.

A stroboscopic train ride along a jungle stream. Asian military men appear with their pith-helmets, keeping the ferns, trees, monkeys, natives in...

One of Ken Jacobs' Amorous Interludes

Found footage film by Ken Jacobs of Pygmalion starring Leslie Howard with various digital glitches.

An Eternalism film.

An Eternalism film.

3D Polaroid *Note: Must be viewed on 3D monitor with polaroid glasses Duration: 6'24 Year: 2015 Sound

An Eternalism film.

Description by Ken Jacobs: Along the Elevated is an expanse of city architecture in delicious depth (depth is not only what things exist in, its ins...

Obvious as the facts may be, (and available on the web; tap in the expression Reichstag 9/11), we are all wonderfully free to “make up our own...

A film by Ken Jacobs made in 8mm

Short film by Ken Jacobs later included in his compilation The Whirled.

2023, 25:34, digital

"One that creates a macabre dance by animating his own drawings." - Steve Anker

An Eternalism film.

This work is derived from one of Jacobs' Nervous Magic Lantern performances, which are created with a hand-manipulated projector and use neither film...

Part of his “Nervous System” performances, the artist’s skills as a projectionist were highlighted when he invented this specially...

An Eternalism film.