Ken Jacobs Movies

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

"The editing procedure was to count the number of shots and start the film off with the numerically middle shot and then, after that, the shot that...

An Eternalism film.

First screened as part of Jacobs' "Nervous System" film performance, The Georgetown Loop is based on an archival film from 1903, which Jacobs pairs...

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Experimental short film.

Jacobs documents a New York street vendor, taking a short interaction between the vendor and a customer and protracting it into a strobing,...

The eighth entry in Ken Jacobs Book of Eternalisms series.

Ken Jacobs' seventh Book of Eternalisms.

A still image of a palm-lined wooden walkway is edited together with mirror-images, close-ups, upside-down renderings, and smaller, framed versions...

An eternalism.

An Eternalism film.

An Eternalism film.

Still shots of a revolving door at New York City's Church Street Station Post Office are edited together to create a sense of movement, redoubled by...

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An Eternalism film.

A Rainy Day in New York.

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

Home movie by Ken Jacobs. Black and white and silent.

3D film by Ken Jacobs