Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 1955
    Orchard Street

    Orchard Street

    Orchard Street

    6.81955HD

    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.

    Orchard Street
  • 2015
    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul

    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul

    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul

    02015HD

    A 3D film by Ken Jacobs

    Aimless Sightseeing, Seoul
  • 2019
    Joan Mitchell: Departures

    Joan Mitchell: Departures

    Joan Mitchell: Departures

    02019HD

    "Details of paintings by Joan Mitchell undergo Eternalizing. The process introduces emphatic flicker that helps create illusions of depth, even for a...

    Joan Mitchell: Departures
  • 2020
    Garage Wall

    Garage Wall

    Garage Wall

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Garage Wall
  • 2016
    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas

    02016HD

    A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jackie Raynal, originally aired 29 May 2016.

    Reminiscences of Jonas Mekas
  • 2022
    Sergei Eisenstein Embossed

    Sergei Eisenstein Embossed

    Sergei Eisenstein Embossed

    02022HD

    Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925) digitally embossed

    Sergei Eisenstein Embossed
  • 2005
    Spiral Nebula

    Spiral Nebula

    Spiral Nebula

    02005HD

    Abstract avantgarde film.

    Spiral Nebula
  • 2020
    Period Piece

    Period Piece

    Period Piece

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Period Piece
  • 2007
    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World

    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World

    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World

    02007HD

    Originally presented as an installation in the exhibition Evolution 2007 at Lumen in Leeds, GIFT OF FIRE devotes fetishistic attention to what is...

    Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World
  • 1964
    Artie and Marty Rosenblatt’s Baby Pictures

    Artie and Marty Rosenblatt’s Baby Pictures

    Artie and Marty Rosenblatt’s Baby Pictures

    01964HD

    Existing home movie titled and placed into distribution by Jacobs without intervention.

    Artie and Marty Rosenblatt’s Baby Pictures
  • 2020
    Storefront

    Storefront

    Storefront

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Storefront
  • 2014
    Pygmalion Cubed

    Pygmalion Cubed

    Pygmalion Cubed

    02014HD

    Found footage film by Ken Jacobs of Pygmalion starring Leslie Howard with various digital glitches.

    Pygmalion Cubed
  • 2013
    Joys of Waiting for the Broadway Bus #3

    Joys of Waiting for the Broadway Bus #3

    Joys of Waiting for the Broadway Bus #3

    02013HD

    "3D is rather a slighting way to speak of deep space. I enjoyed AVATAR and HUGO, though not much else among the movies I’ve seen in illusionary...

    Joys of Waiting for the Broadway Bus #3
  • 1964
    1st Window

    1st Window

    1st Window

    01964HD

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

    1st Window
  • 2020
    Bandit

    Bandit

    Bandit

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Bandit
  • 2020
    Fire Escape

    Fire Escape

    Fire Escape

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Fire Escape
  • 1968
    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    01968HD

    Ken Jacobs’s most elusive and mysterious film is at once an allegory of movie-making, a demonstration of 8mm versatility, and a celebration of...

    The Sky Socialist
  • 2022
    When Timofeev Moves Everything Moves

    When Timofeev Moves Everything Moves

    When Timofeev Moves Everything Moves

    02022HD

    2022, 12:43, digital. Drawing by Victor Tomofeev, "A Skater's City"

    When Timofeev Moves Everything Moves
  • 2011
    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street

    02011HD

    Early 20th-century street vendors push their carts loaded with vegetables. It is time for them to go. Little by little, the viewer discovers...

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street
  • 1964
    Winter Sky

    Winter Sky

    Winter Sky

    01964HD

    An 8mm film by Ken Jacobs made after his 16mm camera was stolen

    Winter Sky