Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2016
    BMT Canal Street

    BMT Canal Street

    BMT Canal Street

    02016HD

    An eternalism film.

    BMT Canal Street
  • 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
  • 1968
    Soft Rain

    Soft Rain

    Soft Rain

    01968HD

    Three identical prints of a single 100 foot fixed-camera take are shown from beginning to end-roll light-flare, with a few feet of blackness...

    Soft Rain
  • 2007
    We Are Charming

    We Are Charming

    We Are Charming

    02007HD

    An Eternalism 3-D film by Ken Jacobs

    We Are Charming
  • 1970
    Spotted Fever

    Spotted Fever

    Spotted Fever

    01970HD

    An eternalism.

    Spotted Fever
  • 2006
    Two Wrenching Departures

    Two Wrenching Departures

    Two Wrenching Departures

    52006HD

    Made in response to the death of his friends Bob Fleischner and Jack Smith, who died within one week of each other in 1989, this feature includes...

    Two Wrenching Departures
  • 2019
    Figures I - V

    Figures I - V

    Figures I - V

    02019HD

    Ken Jacobs' black and white abstract short from 2019, in five parts.

    Figures I - V
  • 2020
    Fire Escape

    Fire Escape

    Fire Escape

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Fire Escape
  • 2015
    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul

    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul

    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul

    02015HD

    A 3D film by Ken Jacobs

    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul
  • 2021
    Double Wow

    Double Wow

    Double Wow

    02021HD

    40 minute 3D work.

    Double Wow
  • 1964
    We Stole Away

    We Stole Away

    We Stole Away

    01964HD

    An unfinished 8mm film from 1964

    We Stole Away
  • 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
  • 2017
    Along the Elevated

    Along the Elevated

    Along the Elevated

    02017HD

    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...

    Along the Elevated
  • 2022
    Buster Keaton Embossed

    Buster Keaton Embossed

    Buster Keaton Embossed

    02022HD

    Keaton's One Week (1920) digitally embossed

    Buster Keaton Embossed
  • 2020
    Broadway Buildings II

    Broadway Buildings II

    Broadway Buildings II

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Broadway Buildings II
  • 2020
    Barber

    Barber

    Barber

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Barber
  • 2005
    Insistent Clamor

    Insistent Clamor

    Insistent Clamor

    02005HD

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

    Insistent Clamor
  • 2020
    Doyer Street

    Doyer Street

    Doyer Street

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Doyer Street
  • 2019
    Dimsum and Dragons

    Dimsum and Dragons

    Dimsum and Dragons

    02019HD

    Ken Jacobs at a Chinese restaurant.

    Dimsum and Dragons
  • 2021
    Cartoonish 1-10

    Cartoonish 1-10

    Cartoonish 1-10

    02021HD

    One of Ken Jacobs' Eternalisms.

    Cartoonish 1-10