Capitalism: Slavery

black and white, silent, 3 min
scans not available
An antique stereograph image of cotton-pickers, computer-animated to present the scene in an active depth even to single-eyed viewers. Silent, mournful, brief.
Rental format: DVD NTSC
Available for sale: DVD NTSC

Films

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    Whirled, The (aka Four Shorts of Jack Smith)
    Experimental

    Whirled, The (aka Four Shorts of Jack Smith)
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD 16mm, color and b/w, sound, 19 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
    • Arts / Artists
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    Blonde Cobra
    Experimental

    Blonde Cobra
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color and b/w, sound, 33 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file, DVD NTSC
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    Little Stabs At Happiness
    Experimental

    Little Stabs At Happiness
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, sound, 15 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Baud'larian Capers
    Experimental

    Baud'larian Capers
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm DVD, color, sound, 15 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
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    Window
    Experimental

    Window
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, silent, 12 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    The Sky Socialist
    Experimental

    The Sky Socialist
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, sound, 90 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Airshaft
    Experimental

    Airshaft
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, silent, 4 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Soft Rain
    Experimental

    Soft Rain
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, silent, 12 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Films About Film
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    Nissan Ariana Window
    Experimental

    Nissan Ariana Window
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, silent, 14 min
    Rental formats: DVD NTSC, 16mm
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    Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son
    Experimental

    Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color and b/w, silent, 115 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Globe
    Experimental

    Globe
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, sound on separate reel(s), 22 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Urban Peasants
    Experimental

    Urban Peasants
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color and b/w, sound on separate reel(s), 60 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    The Doctor's Dream
    Experimental

    The Doctor's Dream
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm or DVD, black and white, sound, 23 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
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    The Winter Footage
    Experimental

    The Winter Footage
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, silent, 42 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Perfect Film
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Perfect Film
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, black and white, sound, 22 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
    • Political / Social Activism
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    Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture
    Experimental

    Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, color, silent, 11 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Chronometer
    Experimental

    Chronometer
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, color, sound, 22 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
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    Keaton's Cop
    Experimental

    Keaton's Cop
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, black and white, silent, 18 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Opening The Nineteenth Century:  1896
    Experimental

    Opening The Nineteenth Century: 1896
    Ken Jacobs

    16mm, black and white, sound, 9 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Disorient Express
    Experimental

    Disorient Express
    Ken Jacobs

    35mm, black and white, silent, 30 min
    Rental format: 35mm
    • Films About Film
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    Make Light On Film (with Pulfrich filters)
    Experimental

    Make Light On Film (with Pulfrich filters)
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 15 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    New York Street Trolley
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    New York Street Trolley
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, black and white, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    A Tom Tom Chaser
    Experimental

    A Tom Tom Chaser
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, black and white, silent, 10 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
    • Found Footage
    • Appropriation / Detournement
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    Star Spangled To Death
    Experimental

    Star Spangled To Death
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, color and b/w, sound, 440 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Mountaineer Spinning
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    Mountaineer Spinning
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 26 min
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    Let There Be Whistleblowers
    Experimental

    Let There Be Whistleblowers
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 18 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
    • Appropriation / Detournement
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    Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye, Molly
    Experimental

    Ontic Antics Starring Laurel and Hardy: Bye, Molly
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 90 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Insistent Clamor
    Experimental

    Insistent Clamor
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 22 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Krypton Is Doomed
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    Krypton Is Doomed
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 34 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Nervous Magic Lantern: Spiral Nebula
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    Nervous Magic Lantern: Spiral Nebula
    Ken Jacobs

    DVD, sound, 45 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Pushcarts Of Eternity Street
    Experimental

    Pushcarts Of Eternity Street
    Ken Jacobs

    Video, black and white, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Two Wrenching Departures

    Two Wrenching Departures
    Ken Jacobs

    black and white, sound, 90 min
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    Ken Jacobs DVD Box Set: RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE LOST WORLD, RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, and ANAGLYPH TOM (TOM WITH PUFFY CHEEKS)
    Experimental

    Ken Jacobs DVD Box Set: RAZZLE DAZZLE: THE LOST WORLD, RETURN TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, and ANAGLYPH TOM (TOM WITH PUFFY CHEEKS)
    Ken Jacobs

    anaglyph 3-d color and b/w, sound, 303 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Capitalism: Child Labor
    Experimental

    Capitalism: Child Labor
    Ken Jacobs

    color, sound, 14 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Children / Youth
    • History
    • Political / Social Activism
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    Ken Jacobs's Blu-Ray Compilation #1
    Experimental

    Ken Jacobs's Blu-Ray Compilation #1
    Ken Jacobs

    color and b/w, sound, 42 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, DVD NTSC
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    The Surging Sea of Humanity
    Experimental

    The Surging Sea of Humanity
    Ken Jacobs

    color, silent, 11 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
    • Found Footage
    • Appropriation / Detournement
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    Amorous Interludes
    Experimental

    Amorous Interludes
    Ken Jacobs

    color and b/w, silent and sound, 14 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
    • Found Footage
    • History
    • Technology
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    Return to the Scene of the Crime
    Experimental

    Return to the Scene of the Crime
    Ken Jacobs

    color, sound, 93 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Films About Film
    • Found Footage
    • Appropriation / Detournement
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    ANAGLYPH TOM (Tom With Puffy Cheeks)
    Experimental

    ANAGLYPH TOM (Tom With Puffy Cheeks)
    Ken Jacobs

    anaglyph 3-d color, sound, 109 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    The Scenic Route
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    The Scenic Route
    Ken Jacobs

    color and b/w, sound, 25 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Razzle Dazzle the Lost World

    Razzle Dazzle the Lost World
    Ken Jacobs

    color and b/w, 90 min
    Rental formats: DVD NTSC, Digi Beta NTSC
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    The Day Was a Scorcher
    Documentary
    Experimental

    The Day Was a Scorcher
    Ken Jacobs

    color, silent, 8 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Hot Dogs at the Met
    Experimental

    Hot Dogs at the Met
    Ken Jacobs

    color, sound, 10 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Children / Youth
    • Family
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    Jonas Mekas In Kodachrome Days
    Experimental

    Jonas Mekas In Kodachrome Days
    Ken Jacobs

    color, silent, 3 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Walkway
    Experimental

    Walkway
    Ken Jacobs

    color, sound, 8.2 min
    Rental format: mini DV NTSC
    • Environment / Nature
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    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street
    Experimental

    The Pushcarts Leave Eternity Street
    Ken Jacobs

    color, sound, 13 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • History
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    Seeking the Monkey King
    Experimental

    Seeking the Monkey King
    Ken Jacobs

    color, sound, 40 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Another Occupation
    Experimental

    Another Occupation
    Ken Jacobs

    color and b/w, sound, 14 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Ethnographic
    • Films About Film
    • Found Footage
    • Political / Social Activism