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Ken Jacobs

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Born 25 May 1933 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USADied 5 Oct 2025aged 92125 credits

A pioneer of the American film avant-garde of the 1960s and '70s, Ken Jacobs is a central figure in post-war experimental cinema. From his first films of the late 1950s to his recent experiments with digital video, his investigations and innovations have influenced countless artists. A New Yorker by birth, Jacobs graduated from City University to find himself in the midst of the downtown art scene of the 1960s, which included artists Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol, beat writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac; and the experimental theater troupes of Trisha Brown and Yvonne Rainer. Although Jacobs had studied painting with Hans Hoffman, he quickly gravitated to film, finding kindred spirits in radical filmmakers such as Jonas Mekas and Hollis Frampton. An early friendship with Jack Smith yielded several collaborations, including the seminal underground films Blonde Cobra (which Jonas Mekas dubbed "the masterpiece of Baudelairean cinema") and Little Stabs at Happiness, as well as a Provincetown beach-based live show, The Human Wreckage Review.

肯·雅各布斯是20世纪60年代和70年代美国电影先锋派的先驱,也是战后实验电影领域的核心人物。从20世纪50年代末他的早期电影到近期在数字视频方面的实验,他的探索与创新影响了无数艺术家。 雅各布斯出生于纽约,毕业于城市大学后,投身于20世纪60年代的市中心艺术圈,当时圈子里有艺术家罗伯特·劳森伯格、安迪·沃霍尔,垮掉的一代作家艾伦·金斯堡、杰克·凯鲁亚克,还有特里莎·布朗和伊冯·雷纳的实验剧团。尽管雅各布斯曾师从汉斯·霍夫曼学习绘画,但他很快就转向了电影领域,在乔纳斯·梅卡斯、霍利斯·弗兰普顿等激进电影人身上找到了志同道合的伙伴。他早年与杰克·史密斯的友谊促成了多次合作,包括开创性的地下电影《金发眼镜蛇》(乔纳斯·梅卡斯称其为“波德莱尔式电影的杰作”)和《幸福的小刺痛》,以及在普罗温斯敦海滩上演的现场表演《人类残骸回顾》。

肯·雅各布斯是 20 世紀 60 年代和 70 年代美國電影先鋒派的先驅,也是戰後實驗電影領域的核心人物。從 20 世紀 50 年代末他的早期電影到近期在數字視頻方面的實驗,他的探索與創新影響了無數藝術家。 雅各布斯出生於紐約,畢業於城市大學後,投身於 20 世紀 60 年代的市中心藝術圈,當時圈子裏有藝術家羅伯特·勞森伯格、安迪·沃霍爾,垮掉的一代作家艾倫·金斯堡、傑克·凱魯亞克,還有特里莎·布朗和伊馮·雷納的實驗劇團。盡管雅各布斯曾師從漢斯·霍夫曼學習繪畫,但他很快就轉向了電影領域,在喬納斯·梅卡斯、霍利斯·弗蘭普頓等激進電影人身上找到了志同道合的夥伴。他早年與傑克·史密斯的友誼促成了多次合作,包括開創性的地下電影《金發眼鏡蛇》(喬納斯·梅卡斯稱其為“波德萊爾式電影的傑作”)和《幸福的小刺痛》,以及在普羅温斯敦海灘上演的現場表演《人類殘骸回顧》。

Directing (59)

Let There Be Whistle Blowers
Let There Be Whistle Blowers2026 · Director
XCXHXEXRXRXIXEXSX
XCXHXEXRXRXIXEXSX2022 · Director
Double Wow
Double Wow2021 · Director
Movie That Invites Pausing
Movie That Invites Pausing2020 · Director
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang2020 · Director
The Sky Socialist: Environs and Outtakes
The Sky Socialist: Environs and Outtakes2019 · Director
Above the Rain
Above the Rain2019 · Director
Ulysses in the Subway
Ulysses in the Subway2017 · Director
I'm Telling You
I'm Telling You2016 · Director
A Primer in Sky Socialism
A Primer in Sky Socialism2013 · Director
20 Little Films
20 Little Films2012 · Director
Blankets for Indians
Blankets for Indians2012 · Director
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero2011 · Director
Green Wave
Green Wave2011 · Director
Seeking the Monkey King
Seeking the Monkey King2011 · Director
The Pushcarts leave Eternity Street
The Pushcarts leave Eternity Street2011 · Director
Another Occupation
Another Occupation2011 · Director
A Loft
A Loft2010 · Director
Walkway
Walkway2009 · Director
His Favourite Wife Improved
His Favourite Wife Improved2009 · Director
Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days
Jonas Mekas in Kodachrome Days2009 · Director
Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames that Changed the World
Gift of Fire: Nineteen (Obscure) Frames that Changed the World2008 · Director
Return to the Scene of the Crime
Return to the Scene of the Crime2008 · Director
Razzle-Dazzle: The Lost World
Razzle-Dazzle: The Lost World2008 · Director
Hot Dogs at the Met
Hot Dogs at the Met2008 · Director
Razzle Dazzle
Razzle Dazzle2007 · Director
New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903
New York Ghetto Fishmarket 19032007 · Director
Capitalism: Slavery
Capitalism: Slavery2007 · Director
The Whirled
The Whirled2007 · Director
The Surging Sea of Humanity
The Surging Sea of Humanity2006 · Director
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!2006 · Director
Two Wrenching Departures
Two Wrenching Departures2006 · Director
Capitalism: Child Labor
Capitalism: Child Labor2006 · Director
Krypton Is Doomed
Krypton Is Doomed2005 · Director
Incendiary Cinema
Incendiary Cinema2005 · Director
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise2005 · Director
Mountaineer Spinning
Mountaineer Spinning2004 · Director
Star Spangled to Death
Star Spangled to Death2004 · Director
Circling Zero: We See Absence
Circling Zero: We See Absence2002 · Director
A Tom, Tom Chaser
A Tom, Tom Chaser2002 · Director
Flo Rounds a Corner
Flo Rounds a Corner1999 · Director
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy1998 · Director
Disorient Express
Disorient Express1996 · Director
The Georgetown Loop
The Georgetown Loop1996 · Director
Keaton's Cops
Keaton's Cops1991 · Director
Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896
Opening the Nineteenth Century: 18961991 · Director
Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture
Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture1987 · Director
Perfect Film
Perfect Film1986 · Director
Spaghetti Aza
Spaghetti Aza1976 · Director
Urban Peasants
Urban Peasants1975 · director
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son1969 · Director
Soft Rain
Soft Rain1969 · Director
Nissan Ariana Window
Nissan Ariana Window1969 · Director
The Sky Socialist
The Sky Socialist1968 · Director
Window
Window1964 · Director
The Death of P'town
The Death of P'town1963 · Director
Baud'larian Capers
Baud'larian Capers1962 · Director
Little Stabs at Happiness
Little Stabs at Happiness1960 · Director
The Alps and the Jews
The Alps and the Jews1957 · Director

Crew (32)

Let There Be Whistle Blowers
Let There Be Whistle Blowers2026 · producer
Let There Be Whistle Blowers
Let There Be Whistle Blowers2026 · Editor
The Pushcarts leave Eternity Street
The Pushcarts leave Eternity Street2011 · producer
The Pushcarts leave Eternity Street
The Pushcarts leave Eternity Street2011 · Editor
A Loft
A Loft2010 · Editor
Walkway
Walkway2009 · producer
Return to the Scene of the Crime
Return to the Scene of the Crime2008 · producer
Razzle-Dazzle: The Lost World
Razzle-Dazzle: The Lost World2008 · producer
Razzle-Dazzle: The Lost World
Razzle-Dazzle: The Lost World2008 · Editor
Return to the Scene of the Crime
Return to the Scene of the Crime2008 · Editor
New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903
New York Ghetto Fishmarket 19032007 · producer
New York Ghetto Fishmarket 1903
New York Ghetto Fishmarket 19032007 · Editor
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!2006 · producer
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!2006 · Director of Photography
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly!2006 · Editor
Two Wrenching Departures
Two Wrenching Departures2006 · producer
Incendiary Cinema
Incendiary Cinema2005 · producer
Krypton Is Doomed
Krypton Is Doomed2005 · Editor
Incendiary Cinema
Incendiary Cinema2005 · Editor
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise
Celestial Subway Lines/Salvaging Noise2005 · Editor
Incendiary Cinema
Incendiary Cinema2005 · Director of Photography
Star Spangled to Death
Star Spangled to Death2004 · Editor
Star Spangled to Death
Star Spangled to Death2004 · Director of Photography
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy
Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy1998 · Editor
Opening the Nineteenth Century: 1896
Opening the Nineteenth Century: 18961991 · Editor
Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture
Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture1987 · Director of Photography
Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture
Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture1987 · Editor
Perfect Film
Perfect Film1986 · Editor
Urban Peasants
Urban Peasants1975 · Editor
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son1969 · producer
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son1969 · Editor
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son1969 · Director of Photography

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Acting (27)