Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2008
    Anaglyph Tom (Tom with Puffy Cheeks)

    Anaglyph Tom (Tom with Puffy Cheeks)

    Anaglyph Tom (Tom with Puffy Cheeks)

    5.52008HD

    Here Jacobs revisits the original 1905 source material of his celebrated 1969 structuralist film, Tom Tom the Piper's Son. In his earlier film, a...

    Anaglyph Tom (Tom with Puffy Cheeks)
  • 2015
    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies

    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies

    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies

    02015HD

    Abstract short in Jacob's current 3D style.

    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies
  • 2023
    Tourists of the Familiar 1

    Tourists of the Familiar 1

    Tourists of the Familiar 1

    02023HD

    Part of a series of Eternalisms

    Tourists of the Familiar 1
  • 2007
    Popeye Sees 3-D, TOO

    Popeye Sees 3-D, TOO

    Popeye Sees 3-D, TOO

    02007HD

    A film in the Popeye Series by Ken Jacobs

    Popeye Sees 3-D, TOO
  • 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
  • 2007
    We Are Charming

    We Are Charming

    We Are Charming

    02007HD

    An Eternalism 3-D film by Ken Jacobs

    We Are Charming
  • 1999
    Flo Rounds a Corner

    Flo Rounds a Corner

    Flo Rounds a Corner

    4.31999HD

    A short by Ken Jacobs. Taormina, Sicily; Mt. Etna erupting nearby.

    Flo Rounds a Corner
  • 2020
    Another Day in Days of Yore

    Another Day in Days of Yore

    Another Day in Days of Yore

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Another Day in Days of Yore
  • 2020
    Fire Escape

    Fire Escape

    Fire Escape

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Fire Escape
  • 2020
    Barber

    Barber

    Barber

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Barber
  • 1964
    1st Window

    1st Window

    1st Window

    01964HD

    Jacobs's 1st Window is a dazzling balletic breaking-up of the cinematic frame.

    1st Window
  • 1996
    Disorient Express

    Disorient Express

    Disorient Express

    01996HD

    1906 - Original cinematographer unknown. 1996 - New arrangement by Ken Jacobs. Shots shown as found in "A Trip Down Mount Tamalpais", the Paper Print...

    Disorient Express
  • 2005
    Krypton Is Doomed

    Krypton Is Doomed

    Krypton Is Doomed

    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...

    Krypton Is Doomed
  • 2014
    Canopy

    Canopy

    Canopy

    52014HD

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

    Canopy
  • 2015
    Empty Seats

    Empty Seats

    Empty Seats

    02015HD

    3D Polaroid *Note: Must be viewed on 3D monitor with polaroid glasses Duration: 6'24 Year: 2015 Sound

    Empty Seats
  • 2016
    Mosco Street 3: Attack of The Perfect Camera (Fuji W3)

    Mosco Street 3: Attack of The Perfect Camera (Fuji W3)

    Mosco Street 3: Attack of The Perfect Camera (Fuji W3)

    02016HD

    Polaroid 3D short film by Ken Jacobs.

    Mosco Street 3: Attack of The Perfect Camera (Fuji W3)
  • 2015
    Afternoon Tide

    Afternoon Tide

    Afternoon Tide

    02015HD

    3D Polaroid *Note: Must be viewed on 3D monitor with polaroid glasses Duration: 9' Year: 2015 Sound

    Afternoon Tide
  • 2002
    The Sky Socialist: Flight

    The Sky Socialist: Flight

    The Sky Socialist: Flight

    02002HD

    Ken Jacobs short film eventually incorporated into The Sky Socialist.

    The Sky Socialist: Flight
  • 2022
    One Dozen Roses

    One Dozen Roses

    One Dozen Roses

    02022HD

    2022, assisted by Antoine Catala

    One Dozen Roses
  • 2021
    Aspiring To Music

    Aspiring To Music

    Aspiring To Music

    02021HD

    abstract short by Ken Jacobs

    Aspiring To Music