Jeff Keen Movies

  • 1979
    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    91979HD

    Action and animation are pushed to the extreme in this frenetic film. Keen makes references to the God-like status of the director, the framed world...

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz
  • 1980
    Return of Silver Head

    Return of Silver Head

    Return of Silver Head

    91980HD

    The Keen family go on holiday in the jungles of the English countryside while the mysterious Silver Head - Jeff Keen wearing an inside-out,...

    Return of Silver Head
  • 2000
    Art Flies Free

    Art Flies Free

    Art Flies Free

    02000HD

    A Super-8 portrait of Jeff Keen. This short but evocative experimental portrait melds Keen's style with that of its maker, Ian Helliwell, another...

    Art Flies Free
  • 1990
    Blatzom in Artwar

    Blatzom in Artwar

    Blatzom in Artwar

    81990HD

    This vibrant montage of colours and positive and negative images shows Jeff Keen filtering and reflecting on his previous films.

    Blatzom in Artwar
  • 1995
    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    7.91995HD

    Footage of the first Iraq War is jarringly intercut with shots of the artist painting at the local tip and at home. Drawing upon pivotal moments in...

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
  • 1990
    Artwar Loop 2

    Artwar Loop 2

    Artwar Loop 2

    91990HD

    The Artwar loops were made for non-cinematic exhibition and go from harsh film surface noise to colour bars and other video effects filmed from the...

    Artwar Loop 2
  • 1990
    Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo

    Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo

    Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo

    81990HD

    A documentation of Jeff Keen painting, using montage to turn a mild-mannered English painter into a Wild West gunslinger.

    Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo
  • 1990
    Artwar Loop 1

    Artwar Loop 1

    Artwar Loop 1

    91990HD

    The Artwar loops were made for non-cinematic exhibition and go from harsh film surface noise to colour bars and other video effects filmed from the...

    Artwar Loop 1
  • 1995
    Omozap in Artwar

    Omozap in Artwar

    Omozap in Artwar

    81995HD

    This compilation work uses Keen's drawing computer, screams and gunfire and proclaims ' enemy territory is outside the frame. Includes the titles...

    Omozap in Artwar
  • 1993
    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    81993HD

    For this video, Jeff Keen had all his images for the Artwar series run together and over the top of each other.

    Artwar: The Last Frontier
  • 1965
    Missing Close-ups

    Missing Close-ups

    Missing Close-ups

    91965HD

    Jeff Keen thought that some of his previous films had been dominated by long-shots. In this film he grapples with the language of cinema, not as a...

    Missing Close-ups
  • 1984
    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    91984HD

    Jeff Keen's daughter gave him some music and sound effects recorded at the cinema and invited him to use it as the basis for a film. He added a...

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke
  • 1980
    Victory Thru Film Power

    Victory Thru Film Power

    Victory Thru Film Power

    91980HD

    A short, sharp, visceral attack on the news using, amongst other things, science fiction footage and scattered newspaper headlines.

    Victory Thru Film Power