Ken Jacobs Movie Trailers
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Perfect Film Trailer (1985)
13 March 1985
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 consider, and to leave for others in just that way, the evidence uncontaminated by compulsive proprietary misapplied artistry, "editing", the purposeful "pointing things out" that cuts a road straight and narrow through the cine-jungle; we barrel through thinking we’re going somewhere and miss it all.
A Loft Trailer (2010)
16 November 2010
Jacobs applies his exacting digital techniques to footage of his New York City working and living space.
Cinematic Correspondences: Jonas Mekas - J.L. Guerin Trailer (2011)
09 April 2011
A series of video letters between José Luis Guerín and Jonas Mekas.
Gravity Is Tops Trailer (2009)
07 July 2009
A stereo-photo of an ocean wave slowly turns and churns. The hidden forces of Cinema conspire with an instant of history to produce actions that never were or could be.
Amorous Interludes: His Favorite Wife Improved (or The Virtue Of Bad Reception) Trailer (2008)
01 September 2008
An installment of Ken Jacobs series Amorous Interludes
Fair And White: Parts I, II, III and Extra Trailer (2010)
01 September 2010
“‘FAIR AND WHITE’ is the name of a line of beauty parlors in Paris largely catering to an African-French clientele.
Joys of Waiting for the Broadway Bus #4 Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013
"Joys…began on the corner of Broadway and Spring but it was the next night waiting on Bleecker that it was understood a movie of sorts was underway, depicting a general waiting for the bus rather than one specific evening.
Joys of Waiting for the Broadway Bus #3 Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013
"3D is rather a slighting way to speak of deep space. I enjoyed AVATAR and HUGO, though not much else among the movies I’ve seen in illusionary depth.
Sebastian and Jonas Leaving the Party Trailer (2019)
03 November 2019
"My last image of Jonas."—Ken Jacobs
RECIPROCAL Trailer (2020)
20 February 2020
First two-cycle Eternalism. Interesting for the contrast of movements and depth configurations but also in indicating an end to the display and releasing the viewer, but with the option of repeating.
Nervous Magic Lantern: 3D for One or Two Naked Eyes Trailer (2019)
01 January 2019
Assisted by Nisi Ariana, 24 minutes
A Tom Tom Chaser Trailer (2002)
01 January 2002
A Tom Tom Chaser is Jacobs' 2002 poetic riff on the transformation of his classic film Tom Tom the Piper's Son from chemical to electronic form during the telecine process.
Excerpt From THE SKY SOCIALIST Stratified Trailer (2009)
10 October 2009
Digitally remixed elements from Ken Jacobs' 1960s film The Sky Socialist
THE WHOLE SHEBANG Trailer (2019)
15 September 2019
Black and white evokes nostalgia for The Great Depression. Things were so cheap, including lives. We see daredevils (desperate people) compete for money prizes.
Naomi Is A Dream of Loveliness Trailer (1965)
05 May 1965
Film portrait of Naomi Levine by Ken Jacobs
Reichstag 9/11 Trailer (2016)
22 October 2016
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 minds”.
Sergei Eisenstein Embossed Trailer (2022)
14 June 2022
Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (1925) digitally embossed
When Timofeev Moves Everything Moves Trailer (2022)
01 December 2022
2022, 12:43, digital. Drawing by Victor Tomofeev, "A Skater's City"
Insistent Clamor Trailer (2005)
05 May 2005
This work is derived from one of Jacobs' Nervous Magic Lantern performances, which are created with a hand-manipulated projector and use neither film nor video.
Mountaineer Spinning Trailer (2004)
13 August 2004
This work is a demonstration of one of Jacobs' Nervous Magic Lantern performances, which are created with a hand-manipulated projector and use neither film nor video.
Canopy Trailer (2014)
07 September 2014
Ken Jacobs’ most recent stroboscopic work transforms a typical New York street scaffolding scene into a mesmeric, Christo-esque merry-go-round.
Flo Rounds a Corner Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
A short by Ken Jacobs. Taormina, Sicily; Mt. Etna erupting nearby.
Scotch Tape Trailer (1963)
01 January 1963
Shot in 1959, Scotch Tape is Jack Smith's first film -- a joyous, three-minute romp, in color, using Peter Duchin's rhumba "Carinhoso" for its soundtrack.
Disorient Express Trailer (1996)
13 August 1996
1906 - Original cinematographer unknown. 1996 - New arrangement by Ken Jacobs. Shots shown as found in "A Trip Down Mount Tamalpais", the Paper Print Collection, Library of Congress.
A Primer in Sky Socialism Trailer (2013)
05 October 2013
Each new year Flo and I join the young and many-languaged crowd walking to the top of Brooklyn Bridge ostensibly for the fireworks.
Horizons Trailer (1973)
01 July 1973
Working with Virgil’s four-part poem “Georgics” and Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos “The Four Seasons” as models, Gottheim arranged his painterly compositions into four distinct sections, each edited according to its own exacting pattern.
The Georgetown Loop Trailer (1996)
05 March 1996
First screened as part of Jacobs' "Nervous System" film performance, The Georgetown Loop is based on an archival film from 1903, which Jacobs pairs with its mirror double to produce a kaleidoscopic two-screen projection.
20 Little Films Trailer (2012)
13 February 2012
Since 1995, the Viennale has invited renowned directors to create short, one-minute films as personal contributions to the festival.
Please Leave a Message: Anthology Film Archives Voicemails Through the Ages Trailer (2022)
21 September 2022
This very special film features a carefully curated selection of some of the priceless messages that have graced Anthology’s voicemail system over the years.