Tag: Experimental Fim

Ken Jacobs RIP

JG Thirlwell
I’m deeply saddened to hear about the passing of legendary experimental film maker Ken Jacobs. In his work he used strobing techniques to create 3D illusions, manipulated found footage, experimented with projection techniques and much more. 
 
I collaborated with Ken on several films, including scoring “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”, “Precarious Footing” and “Georgetown Loop”. Ken used the music from the Manorexia album “Dinoflagellate Blooms” to score his film “Seeking the Monkey King”. In addition, I performed live scores to Ken’s Nervous Magic Lantern projection series on a few occasions.
 
Ken Jacobs was born in Brooklyn on May 25, 1933. Ken’s beloved wife Flo had died in June 4 this year. Ken’s son, film maker Azazel Jacobs said “While the official cause of death was from kidney failure, life without his collaborator and partner since 1960 was unimaginable for so many, especially him.”
 
Rest in power, Ken.

Ken Jacobs with Manorexia score at the NY Film Festival

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The new film by legendary avant-garde film maker Ken Jacobs is premiering at the New York Film Festival. The film uses the music of Manorexia as it’s soundtrack, drawn from the album Dinoflagellate Blooms. Entitled Seeking The Monkey King, it will premiere at the Walter Reade Theater in Lincoln Center NYC on October 7 2011,  with an additional screening on Oct 10. Jacobs is perhaps best known for his film Star Spangled to Death, and has been experimenting in film since the 1950s. Presented as part of NYFF’s Views From The Avant Garde,  Jacobs and Thirlwell will be on-hand for a Q and A after the screening of the premiere.