Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2021
    Hoffman Student

    Hoffman Student

    Hoffman Student

    02021HD

    A 2021 Jacobs Eternalism

    Hoffman Student
  • 2009
    Ronald Gonzales, Sculptor

    Ronald Gonzales, Sculptor

    Ronald Gonzales, Sculptor

    02009HD

    Jacobs documents the work of artist Ronald Gonzalez in his Binghamton, NY home and studio space. Producing more of an abstract portrait than a...

    Ronald Gonzales, Sculptor
  • 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
  • 2019
    Failure

    Failure

    Failure

    02019HD

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

    Failure
  • 2015
    Zazie Learns About Money

    Zazie Learns About Money

    Zazie Learns About Money

    02015HD

    Film by Ken Jacobs. Exists as both 2D and 3D Version

    Zazie Learns About Money
  • 2009
    What Happened on 23rd Street in 1901

    What Happened on 23rd Street in 1901

    What Happened on 23rd Street in 1901

    02009HD

    Ken Jacobs applies three-dimensional digital animation to a century-old film by Edwin S. Porter.

    What Happened on 23rd Street in 1901
  • 1986
    The Alps and The Jews

    The Alps and The Jews

    The Alps and The Jews

    01986HD

    An unfinished 3D film using the Pulfrich filter. "We travel by train through the mountains of central and northern Italy, 3-D country; the Alps,...

    The Alps and The Jews
  • 1968
    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    01968HD

    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...

    The Sky Socialist
  • 2007
    Razzle Dazzle: The Lost World

    Razzle Dazzle: The Lost World

    Razzle Dazzle: The Lost World

    5.32007HD

    Avant-garde master Ken Jacobs' dizzying digital reinvention of a 1903 Edison "actuality" stretches and bends the one-minute film to an incredible,...

    Razzle Dazzle: The Lost World
  • 2011
    Seeking the Monkey King

    Seeking the Monkey King

    Seeking the Monkey King

    4.82011HD

    Suggestion: Please see 'Another Occupation' before 'Seeking the Monkey King'. Contains flicker like many of my works; avoid if you have epilepsy or...

    Seeking the Monkey King
  • 2009
    Berkeley To San Francisco

    Berkeley To San Francisco

    Berkeley To San Francisco

    02009HD

    Freeview 3D film by Ken Jacobs

    Berkeley To San Francisco
  • 2010
    Sensoriums at Sea: Toothy Two

    Sensoriums at Sea: Toothy Two

    Sensoriums at Sea: Toothy Two

    02010HD

    Sequel to Sensoriums at Sea: Dr. Toothy's New Entranceway

    Sensoriums at Sea: Toothy Two
  • 2022
    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages

    02022HD

    This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system...

    Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages
  • 2020
    Street Commerce

    Street Commerce

    Street Commerce

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Street Commerce
  • 1994
    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea

    01994HD

    'Blinking' 2D rendition of one of Ken Jacobs' Nervous System performances first presented in 1994.

    Bitemporal Vision: The Sea
  • 2020
    Facade with Face

    Facade with Face

    Facade with Face

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Facade with Face
  • 2007
    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World

    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World

    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World

    02007HD

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

    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World
  • 2011
    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street

    02011HD

    Early 20th-century street vendors push their carts loaded with vegetables. It is time for them to go. Little by little, the viewer discovers...

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street
  • 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
  • 2020
    Duck

    Duck

    Duck

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Duck