Ken Jacobs Movies

Founded by Richard Linklater in 1985 as a screening series dedicated to bringing experimental and art cinema to the city of Austin, Texas, the Austin...

A celebration of Ken Jacobs' work at 80WSE.

First shown on January 30, 1967, FOR LIFE AGAINST THE WAR was an open-call, collective statement from American independent filmmakers disparate in...

This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system...

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

Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the...

An adult decides to escape the pressures of life and return to his old bedroom at his parents' house.

The late, legendary experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage is the subject of this video portrait by his friends Ken Jacobs and Nisi Jacobs.The video...

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

One last ferry ride with the Jacobs family.

A young woman stands by a car while scenes from metropolitan life flash by.

An examination of the history of the U.S. through archival footage and contrasting views of society, incorporating audiovisual material ranging from...

An Eternalism film.

"The whole film are non-art portraits of people in which they do what they want with this hat – and therefore, act or stand in front of my...

Suggestion: Please see 'Another Occupation' before 'Seeking the Monkey King'. Contains flicker like many of my works; avoid if you have epilepsy or...

A story told by director Ken Jacobs but without conventional storyline. Using a modified magic lantern, an early type of image projector developed in...

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Little Stabs at Happiness is a collection of silent shorts Jacobs shot from the period of 1959-1963. Jaunty tunes (and a somber reflection) accompany...

An Eternalism film.

Eternalism 3-D film by Ken Jacobs