Jeff Keen Movies

  • 1984
    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    91984HD

    Jeff Keen's daughter gave him some music and sound effects recorded at the cinema and invited him to use it as the basis for a film. He added a...

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke
  • 2000
    Joy Thru Film

    Joy Thru Film

    Joy Thru Film

    8.52000HD

    Jeff Keen's final film pushes his conflation of personal history and war even further than before.

    Joy Thru Film
  • 1990
    Pulverised Cinema

    Pulverised Cinema

    Pulverised Cinema

    81990HD

    Jeff Keen processes his cinematic past in this filmic attack on his back catalogue.

    Pulverised Cinema
  • 1993
    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    81993HD

    For this video, Jeff Keen had all his images for the Artwar series run together and over the top of each other.

    Artwar: The Last Frontier
  • 2000
    Art Flies Free

    Art Flies Free

    Art Flies Free

    02000HD

    A Super-8 portrait of Jeff Keen. This short but evocative experimental portrait melds Keen's style with that of its maker, Ian Helliwell, another...

    Art Flies Free
  • 2002
    Afterblatz 2

    Afterblatz 2

    Afterblatz 2

    82002HD

    'Afterblatz 2' was shot on video and screened alongside 'Omozap Terribelis'. It uses the toy 'My First Sony' to present a number of...

    Afterblatz 2
  • 1979
    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    91979HD

    Action and animation are pushed to the extreme in this frenetic film. Keen makes references to the God-like status of the director, the framed world...

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz
  • 1980
    Victory Thru Film Power

    Victory Thru Film Power

    Victory Thru Film Power

    91980HD

    A short, sharp, visceral attack on the news using, amongst other things, science fiction footage and scattered newspaper headlines.

    Victory Thru Film Power
  • 1999
    Kino Staccato

    Kino Staccato

    Kino Staccato

    81999HD

    This bright animation cuts from interiors to exteriors and pushes pictures of Keen at different ages up against violent actions and symbols of...

    Kino Staccato
  • 1965
    Instant Cinema

    Instant Cinema

    Instant Cinema

    9.31965HD

    This early quick-fire cut-up animation melds machine gunfire with scratched film. The soundtrack was made by Keen in 2007 with a wasp synthesizer and...

    Instant Cinema
  • 2002
    Omozap Terribelis

    Omozap Terribelis

    Omozap Terribelis

    82002HD

    'Omozap Terribelis' was shot on video and screened alongside 'Afterblatz 2'. It uses the toy 'My First Sony' to present a number of...

    Omozap Terribelis
  • 1990
    Blazomatika

    Blazomatika

    Blazomatika

    81990HD

    Produced by Jeff Keen for looping in an exhibition context.

    Blazomatika
  • 1990
    B-B-B Bom and Life Storm

    B-B-B Bom and Life Storm

    B-B-B Bom and Life Storm

    8.81990HD

    From spinning paper guns to pulsing television screens, from zooms, crosscutting and painted film surfaces to burning paper, Jeff Keen uses all the...

    B-B-B Bom and Life Storm