Jeff Keen Movies

  • 1961
    Like the Time Is Now

    Like the Time Is Now

    Like the Time Is Now

    91961HD

    America comes to Brighton as three beatniks hang out, listen to records and smoke before strange hats appear out of nowhere and a cartoon bubble...

    Like the Time Is Now
  • 1962
    Breakout

    Breakout

    Breakout

    8.51962HD

    Breakout is an unfinished film and, unusually for Keen, contains a loose narrative. It presents the story of a young man hounded by a large pink...

    Breakout
  • 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
  • 1986
    Blatzom

    Blatzom

    Blatzom

    81986HD

    Jeff Keen dons paper masks and his knitted Artwar jacket, after avoiding bombs and pacing a moonlike landscape.

    Blatzom
  • 1965
    Flik Flak

    Flik Flak

    Flik Flak

    91965HD

    Comics, monsters and a zombified Keen are gently desecrated in this paint-flecked film that also features a picture of Jackie Keen crying...

    Flik Flak
  • 1995
    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    8.21995HD

    Footage of the first Iraq War is jarringly intercut with shots of the artist painting at the local tip and at home. Drawing upon pivotal moments in...

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
  • 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
  • 1980
    Return of Silver Head

    Return of Silver Head

    Return of Silver Head

    91980HD

    The Keen family go on holiday in the jungles of the English countryside while the mysterious Silver Head - Jeff Keen wearing an inside-out,...

    Return of Silver Head
  • 1969
    Day of the Arcane Light

    Day of the Arcane Light

    Day of the Arcane Light

    91969HD

    Experimental short directed by Jeff Keen.

    Day of the Arcane Light
  • 1965
    Missing Close-ups

    Missing Close-ups

    Missing Close-ups

    91965HD

    Jeff Keen thought that some of his previous films had been dominated by long-shots. In this film he grapples with the language of cinema, not as a...

    Missing Close-ups
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1993
    Kino Pulveriso

    Kino Pulveriso

    Kino Pulveriso

    91993HD

    The Artwar face peers through painted celluloid and a barrage of explosions and film noise.

    Kino Pulveriso
  • 1995
    Omozap in Artwar

    Omozap in Artwar

    Omozap in Artwar

    81995HD

    This compilation work uses Keen's drawing computer, screams and gunfire and proclaims ' enemy territory is outside the frame. Includes the titles...

    Omozap in Artwar
  • 1991
    Plazmatic Blatz

    Plazmatic Blatz

    Plazmatic Blatz

    81991HD

    Stealth bombers hover over crashing waves and ruined land. Using found footage and several thick layers of video, Jeff Keen presents and visceral...

    Plazmatic Blatz
  • 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
  • 1972
    White Dust

    White Dust

    White Dust

    101972HD

    Named after the horror film White Zombie and the rom-com Red Dust (both 1932), White Dust follows the friends and family of Keen while they explore...

    White Dust
  • 1968
    Meatdaze

    Meatdaze

    Meatdaze

    91968HD

    Made to represent an entire cinema programme, Meatdaze consists of six sections that include cartoons, supporting and main features.

    Meatdaze
  • 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
  • 1990
    Artwar Loop 1

    Artwar Loop 1

    Artwar Loop 1

    91990HD

    The Artwar loops were made for non-cinematic exhibition and go from harsh film surface noise to colour bars and other video effects filmed from the...

    Artwar Loop 1