Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2005
    Insistent Clamor

    Insistent Clamor

    Insistent Clamor

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    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
  • 2015
    The Lackadaisical Speed of Light

    The Lackadaisical Speed of Light

    The Lackadaisical Speed of Light

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    "Hidden in a movie shot is an infinity of monsters. Pause and they show themselves (at their worst in 3D)." - Ken Jacobs

    The Lackadaisical Speed of Light
  • 2011
    The Roses

    The Roses

    The Roses

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    The Roses is a meditation on art, aging, and the nature of listening, as well a conversation between generations and between artists. The anaglyph...

    The Roses
  • 2017
    A Spin Through Night City

    A Spin Through Night City

    A Spin Through Night City

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    Description by Ken Jacobs: A Spin Through Night City gets many visual elements spinning. Only daughter Nisi working at our computer knows how...

    A Spin Through Night City
  • 2006
    Pushcarts of Eternity Street

    Pushcarts of Eternity Street

    Pushcarts of Eternity Street

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    Eternalism 3-D film by Ken Jacobs

    Pushcarts of Eternity Street
  • 2005
    Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye Molly

    Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye Molly

    Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye Molly

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    Ken Jacobs, the erstwhile master of experimental celluloid filmmaking, fully embraces video technology in this reworking of the 1929 Laurel and Hardy...

    Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye Molly
  • 2002
    The Sky Socialist: Flight

    The Sky Socialist: Flight

    The Sky Socialist: Flight

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    Ken Jacobs short film eventually incorporated into The Sky Socialist.

    The Sky Socialist: Flight
  • 2023
    Tourists of the Familiar 10

    Tourists of the Familiar 10

    Tourists of the Familiar 10

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    Part of a series of Eternalisms

    Tourists of the Familiar 10
  • 2023
    Tourists of the Familiar 5

    Tourists of the Familiar 5

    Tourists of the Familiar 5

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    Part of a series of Eternalisms

    Tourists of the Familiar 5
  • 2022
    Real Action Figures

    Real Action Figures

    Real Action Figures

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    Illusions of Depth in Flux

    Real Action Figures
  • 2019
    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood

    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood

    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood

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    The Nervous Magic Lantern is a projection device I came up with in the year 2000. With assistance from wife Flo (Florence) we have been performing...

    Chaos Is Order Misunderstood