Jeff Keen

Jeff Keen

Directing
Born 1923-11-26 Died 2012-06-21 Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK 53 credits
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Jeff Keen (1923–2012) was a pioneer of experimental film whose rapid-fire animations, multiple screen projections and raucous performances redefined multimedia art in Britain. Keen was a veteran of the Second World War, and his work powerfully evokes the violence, colour, speed and noise of the 20th century. He transformed cinema into a riotous collage of comics, drawings, B-movie posters, plastic toys, burning props and extravagant costumes. His early 8 mm and 16 mm films are built for speed, combining footage of Beat-era motifs – jazz, motorbikes and car culture – with experimental animations in which the achievements and atrocities of the 20th century seem to flash by within a few short, cacophonous seconds. A single frame could not contain the frenzied energy of Keen’s imagination, and by the mid-1960s he began to use multiple screens and live action in presentations of his work.
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Filmography
Directing 52 credits
Cineblatz
Cineblatz
1967 · Director
Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)
Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)
1969 · Director
B-B-B Bom and Life Storm
B-B-B Bom and Life Storm
1990 · Director
Instant Cinema
Instant Cinema
1965 · Director
The Autumn Feast
The Autumn Feast
1961 · Director, Cinematography
Omozap 2
Omozap 2
1991 · Director
Omozap
Omozap
1991 · Director
Mad Love
Mad Love
1978 · Director
Pulverised Cinema
Pulverised Cinema
1990 · Director
The Pink Auto
The Pink Auto
1964 · Director
Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion
1989 · Director
Rosa Canina
Rosa Canina
1975 · Director
Rayday Film
Rayday Film
1970 · Director
Lone Star
Lone Star
1975 · Director
White Lite
White Lite
1968 · Director, Writer
Wail
Wail
1960 · Director
Kino Staccato
Kino Staccato
1999 · Director
Flik Flak
Flik Flak
1965 · Director
Day of the Arcane Light
Day of the Arcane Light
1969 · Director
Blatzom
Blatzom
1986 · Director
24 Films
24 Films
1975 · Director
Omozap Terribelis
Omozap Terribelis
2002 · Director
Breakout
Breakout
1962 · Director
Plazmatic Blatz
Plazmatic Blatz
1991 · Director
Kino Pulveriso
Kino Pulveriso
1993 · Director
Marvo Movie
Marvo Movie
1967 · Director, Writer
White Dust
White Dust
1972 · Director
Artwar
Artwar
1994 · Director
Afterblatz 2
Afterblatz 2
2002 · Director
Plasticator
Plasticator
1990 · Director
Blazomatika
Blazomatika
1990 · Director
Meatdaze
Meatdaze
1968 · Director
Eyeblaze
Eyeblaze
2006 · Director
The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke
The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke
1984 · Director
Return of Silver Head
Return of Silver Head
1980 · Director, Silver Head
Stolen Moments
Stolen Moments
1972 · Director
The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz
The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz
1965 · Director
Joy Thru Film
Joy Thru Film
2000 · Director
Artwar Loop 1
Artwar Loop 1
1990 · Director
Artwar Loop 2
Artwar Loop 2
1990 · Director
Victory Thru Film Power
Victory Thru Film Power
1980 · Director
Omozap in Artwar
Omozap in Artwar
1995 · Director
Artwar: The Last Frontier
Artwar: The Last Frontier
1993 · Director
Missing Close-ups
Missing Close-ups
1965 · Director
Blatzom in Artwar
Blatzom in Artwar
1990 · Director
Godzilla: Last of the Creatures
Godzilla: Last of the Creatures
1976 · Director
Diary Films
Diary Films
1976 · Director
The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz
The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz
1979 · Director
Hamma Blatz Onata
Hamma Blatz Onata
1994 · Director
Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo
Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo
1990 · Director
Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
1995 · Director
Like the Time Is Now
Like the Time Is Now
1961 · Director
Acting 3 credits
The Autumn Feast
The Autumn Feast
1961 · Director, Cinematography
Return of Silver Head
Return of Silver Head
1980 · Director, Silver Head
Art Flies Free
Art Flies Free
2000 · Self
Writing 2 credits
White Lite
White Lite
1968 · Director, Writer
Marvo Movie
Marvo Movie
1967 · Director, Writer
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