Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 2007
    New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903

    New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903

    New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903

    62007HD

    First created and presented as a Tzadik New Jewish Culture offering in 1993. First performed live as a Nervous System performance with Catherine...

    New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903
  • 2020
    Period Piece

    Period Piece

    Period Piece

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Period Piece
  • 2020
    Municipal Building Passage

    Municipal Building Passage

    Municipal Building Passage

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Municipal Building Passage
  • 2005
    Let There Be Whistle Blowers

    Let There Be Whistle Blowers

    Let There Be Whistle Blowers

    02005HD

    A train passes though a tunnel and hurtles on to a station. Time and space are toyed with, things enter an impossible state of ongoing movement while...

    Let There Be Whistle Blowers
  • 2009
    The Signing

    The Signing

    The Signing

    02009HD

    MM Serra and Jonas Mekas sign a paper in 3D.

    The Signing
  • 2019
    Details of Pollock's White Light

    Details of Pollock's White Light

    Details of Pollock's White Light

    02019HD

    Ken Jacobs applies his patented Eternalism process to 3D images he took of Jackson Pollock's 1954 splatter painting.

    Details of Pollock's White Light
  • 2011
    Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

    Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

    Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin

    6.12011HD

    A series of video letters between José Luis Guerín and Jonas Mekas.

    Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin
  • 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
  • 2020
    Broadway Building

    Broadway Building

    Broadway Building

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Broadway Building
  • 2019
    CRUSH

    CRUSH

    CRUSH

    02019HD

    An Eternalism film.

    CRUSH
  • 2023
    Spasm

    Spasm

    Spasm

    02023HD

    Spasm (2023, 13:41, digital)

    Spasm
  • 2007
    The Whirled

    The Whirled

    The Whirled

    02007HD

    Ken Jacobs writes: "The first two sections were shot around Jack's loft on Reade Street on two 100' 16 mm rolls. Sunday morning, following Saturday's...

    The Whirled
  • 1995
    Looting For Rodney

    Looting For Rodney

    Looting For Rodney

    01995HD

    Ken Jacobs film on Rodney King and the LA Riots utilizing Pulfrich 3-D, in which a single dark filter is placed before one eye.

    Looting For Rodney
  • 2016
    Mosco Street 2

    Mosco Street 2

    Mosco Street 2

    02016HD

    Polaroid 3D short film by Ken Jacobs.

    Mosco Street 2
  • 2020
    Spiky

    Spiky

    Spiky

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Spiky
  • 2010
    The Near-Collision

    The Near-Collision

    The Near-Collision

    02010HD

    3D film by Ken Jacobs

    The Near-Collision
  • 2020
    Rubble

    Rubble

    Rubble

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Rubble
  • 2009
    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days

    6.52009HD

    Using his trademark flicker method, Ken Jacobs pays homage to the oldest type of color film, Kodachrome (whose production was discontinued in 2009)...

    Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days
  • 2019
    Once Upon a Planet

    Once Upon a Planet

    Once Upon a Planet

    02019HD

    Ken and Flo Jacobs walk from an MTA bus to their apartment in the icy rain. This is transformed by a 360° camera and digital effects into an...

    Once Upon a Planet
  • 2009
    The Day Was a Scorcher

    The Day Was a Scorcher

    The Day Was a Scorcher

    02009HD

    A 3-D vacation album, The Day Was a Scorcher pictures what Jacobs describes as "movie-star Flo, Nisi the thoughtful young girl, and Aza old enough to...

    The Day Was a Scorcher