Ken Jacobs Movies

  • 1968
    Huge Pupils

    Huge Pupils

    Huge Pupils

    01968HD

    In 1968, Noren finished Huge Pupils, a gorgeous, sensuous, sexually outrageous visual study of his daily life, and part I of an ongoing series he...

    Huge Pupils
  • 2023
    For James Otis

    For James Otis

    For James Otis

    02023HD

    A Ken Jacobs eternalism made using a dazzling iPhone panorama from James Otis.

    For James Otis
  • 2020
    Movie That Invites Pausing

    Movie That Invites Pausing

    Movie That Invites Pausing

    02020HD

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

    Movie That Invites Pausing
  • 2015
    Zazie Learns About Money

    Zazie Learns About Money

    Zazie Learns About Money

    02015HD

    Film by Ken Jacobs. Exists as both 2D and 3D Version

    Zazie Learns About Money
  • 2010
    Lavender

    Lavender

    Lavender

    02010HD

    A wholesome moment: Jonas Mekas, MM Serra, Ken Jacobs, and Flo Jacobs take lavender from a stranger's bush.

    Lavender
  • 1985
    Perfect Film

    Perfect Film

    Perfect Film

    61985HD

    Directed by Ken Jacobs, 1985. In Jacobs' own words: "I wish more stuff was available in its raw state, as primary source material for anyone to...

    Perfect Film
  • 2016
    Reichstag 9/11

    Reichstag 9/11

    Reichstag 9/11

    02016HD

    Obvious as the facts may be, (and available on the web; tap in the expression Reichstag 9/11), we are all wonderfully free to “make up our own...

    Reichstag 9/11
  • 2009
    Hot Dogs At The Met

    Hot Dogs At The Met

    Hot Dogs At The Met

    02009HD

    Using the same stereoscopic animation technique of Jacobs' recent works Capitalism: Slavery (2006) and Nymph (2007), which he calls "a vigorous 3-D...

    Hot Dogs At The Met
  • 2023
    Book of Eternalisms 8

    Book of Eternalisms 8

    Book of Eternalisms 8

    02023HD

    The eighth entry in Ken Jacobs Book of Eternalisms series.

    Book of Eternalisms 8
  • 2023
    Tourists of the Familiar 1

    Tourists of the Familiar 1

    Tourists of the Familiar 1

    02023HD

    Part of a series of Eternalisms

    Tourists of the Familiar 1
  • 2026
    A Date with Shirley

    A Date with Shirley

    A Date with Shirley

    02026HD

    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...

    A Date with Shirley
  • 1966
    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    The Sky Socialist

    01966HD

    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
  • 2021
    Adventures of Cookie Truck

    Adventures of Cookie Truck

    Adventures of Cookie Truck

    02021HD

    Co-made with Nisi Ariana

    Adventures of Cookie Truck
  • 2006
    The Surging Sea of Humanity

    The Surging Sea of Humanity

    The Surging Sea of Humanity

    02006HD

    Stereograph of the crowd at the opening of the US Centennial Exposition of 1893. It turns into a movie. Into an enormous rugged and craggy 3-D...

    The Surging Sea of Humanity
  • 2015
    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies

    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies

    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies

    02015HD

    Abstract short in Jacob's current 3D style.

    Cyclops Observes the Celestial Bodies
  • 2023
    Tourists of the Familiar 10

    Tourists of the Familiar 10

    Tourists of the Familiar 10

    02023HD

    Part of a series of Eternalisms

    Tourists of the Familiar 10
  • 2016
    Lurking

    Lurking

    Lurking

    02016HD

    3D Eternalism film by Ken Jacobs

    Lurking
  • 2020
    Clouds and Trees

    Clouds and Trees

    Clouds and Trees

    02020HD

    An Eternalism film.

    Clouds and Trees
  • 2026
    BOOK OF ETERNALISMS 42

    BOOK OF ETERNALISMS 42

    BOOK OF ETERNALISMS 42

    02026HD

    No description from the artist.

    BOOK OF ETERNALISMS 42
  • 2017
    Along the Elevated

    Along the Elevated

    Along the Elevated

    02017HD

    Description by Ken Jacobs: Along the Elevated is an expanse of city architecture in delicious depth (depth is not only what things exist in, its ins...

    Along the Elevated