Ken Jacobs Movies
- 2016

I'm Telling You
I'm Telling You02016HD
Features two old men talking on the Lower East Side; one loud mouth, the other bizarrely amiable, in 3D.
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- 2020

PAINTED POSTER
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An Eternalism film.
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- 2022

America Lets Her Hair Down 1905
America Lets Her Hair Down 190502022HD
Co-made with Nisi Ariana
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- 2007

Hanky Panky January 1902
Hanky Panky January 190202007HD
An Eternalism 3-D film by Ken Jacobs
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- 1976

Spaghetti Aza
Spaghetti Aza01976HD
Silent film by Ken Jacobs featuring his son asleep at the table then being put to bed.
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- 2010

Sensoriums at Sea: Toothy Two
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Sequel to Sensoriums at Sea: Dr. Toothy's New Entranceway
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- 2007

Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames That Changed The World
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Originally presented as an installation in the exhibition Evolution 2007 at Lumen in Leeds, GIFT OF FIRE devotes fetishistic attention to what is...
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- 2007

Nervous Lantern at Kill Your Timid Notion Festival
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This event was part of Arika’s Kill Your Timid Notion festival in 2007 at Dundee Contemporary Arts.
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- 2019

Once Upon a Planet
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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...
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- 2021

In Front of Anthology
In Front of Anthology02021HD
2021, 1 minute 58 seconds, digital.
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- 2025

Book of Eternalisms 39
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No description from the artist
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- 2018

The Moments: Evening Boat Ride
The Moments: Evening Boat Ride02018HD
3D Eternalism film by Ken Jacobs
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- 1991

Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896
Opening the Nineteenth Century: 189671991HD
Found Footage avantgarde film.
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- 2026

A Date with Shirley
A Date with Shirley02026HD
Dir. Ken Jacobs. 2025, 48 mins. U.S. Digital. This colorful and cubist record of a Chinatown haircut is the final long-form work by the great...
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- 2023

Whims of Twenty Twenty-Three
Whims of Twenty Twenty-Three02023HD
A 2023 Ken Jacobs Eternalism
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- 2002

The Sky Socialist: Flight
The Sky Socialist: Flight02002HD
Ken Jacobs short film eventually incorporated into The Sky Socialist.
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- 2026

BOOK OF ETERNALISMS 43
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No description from the artist.
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- 1996

Disorient Express
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1906 - Original cinematographer unknown. 1996 - New arrangement by Ken Jacobs. Shots shown as found in "A Trip Down Mount Tamalpais", the Paper Print...
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- 2020

Movie That Invites Pausing
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"Influenced by avant-garde artist-refugees from Europe, non-representational art dominated the art market after WW2 [...] Viewers offered open minds,...
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- 2017

Swee’pea’s Favorite Eternalisms
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3D Eternalism by Ken Jacobs
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