Ken Jacobs Movies

This short film documents the daily life of the goings-on on Orchard Street, a commercial street in the Lower East Side New York City.

2023, 25:34, digital

An Eternalism film.

Silent film by Ken Jacobs featuring his son asleep at the table then being put to bed.

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

An experiment in 3D abetted by a Pulfrich filter, originally theorized in the 1920s. Features water cinematography by Phil Solomon.

3D eternalism by Ken Jacobs

Black and white evokes nostalgia for The Great Depression. Things were so cheap, including lives. We see daredevils (desperate people) compete for...

In the backyard with the inimitable Jerry Sims. Shot in 8mm in 1975, edited and transferred to 16mm in 1987.

Part of a series of Eternalisms

An Eternalism film.

Anaglyph 3D short film by Ken Jacobs.

Ken Jacobs short film eventually incorporated into The Sky Socialist.

2021, 6:23, digital. Part of the Nervous Magic Lantern films.

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...

A film in the Popeye Series by Ken Jacobs

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

Polaroid 3D short film by Ken Jacobs.

This event was part of Arika’s Kill Your Timid Notion festival in 2007 at Dundee Contemporary Arts.

Ken Jacobs’ most recent stroboscopic work transforms a typical New York street scaffolding scene into a mesmeric, Christo-esque merry-go-round.