Ken Jacobs Shorts

Venue

Metrograph

Address

7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002

Dates and Times

October 28th at 5 PM October 30th at 3:30 PM

Price and Ticket Information

Tickets can be purchased at https://metrograph.com/film/?vista_film_id=9999002972

Artists and Performers

Ken Jacobs (Brooklyn-born experimental filmmaker and FMC co-founder/member) Jack Smith (underground icon featured in Blonde Cobra)

Activity Description

A selection of shorts by experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs will be screened. The program includes:

• Orchard Street: Documents the tradition of haggling and bargain hunting on the commercial thoroughfare.
• The Whirled and Little Stabs at Happiness: Collections of silent segments made between 1956 and 1963.
• Blonde Cobra: Features fellow underground icon Jack Smith. Jonas Mekas dubbed it "the masterpiece of Baudelairean cinema."
• Window: An experiment in perception contemplating a window frame and the exterior beyond, involving lenses and screens.

The screenings will be presented with Q&As with Ken Jacobs and projected on 35mm. The total running time (TRT) is 107 minutes.