Jeff Keen

Jeff Keen

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.

  • Title: Jeff Keen
  • Popularity: 0.172
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1923-11-26
  • Place of Birth: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://www.jeffkeen.co.uk
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Jeff Keen Movies

  • 2000
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    Art Flies Free

    Art Flies Free

    1 2000 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    Return of Silver Head

    Return of Silver Head

    9 1980 HD

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

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  • 1961
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    Like the Time Is Now

    Like the Time Is Now

    9 1961 HD

    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...

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  • 1986
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    Blatzom

    Blatzom

    8 1986 HD

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

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  • 1964
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    The Pink Auto

    The Pink Auto

    9 1964 HD

    The Pink Auto, screened using two projectors, is one of the very first examples of expanded cinema. Jeff Keen walks as a zombie and carry his dead...

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  • 1967
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    Marvo Movie

    Marvo Movie

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1968
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    White Lite

    White Lite

    8.3 1968 HD

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  • 1967
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    Cineblatz

    Cineblatz

    9 1967 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Pink Auto

    The Pink Auto

    9 1964 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Autumn Feast

    The Autumn Feast

    6.4 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Autumn Feast

    The Autumn Feast

    6.4 1961 HD

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  • 1978
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    Mad Love

    Mad Love

    10 1978 HD

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  • 1989
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    Spontaneous Combustion

    Spontaneous Combustion

    9 1989 HD

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  • 1990
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    Artwar Loop 1

    Artwar Loop 1

    9 1990 HD

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  • 1993
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    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    Artwar: The Last Frontier

    8 1993 HD

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  • 1994
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    Artwar

    Artwar

    8 1994 HD

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  • 2002
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    Omozap Terribelis

    Omozap Terribelis

    8 2002 HD

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  • 1990
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    Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo

    Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo

    8 1990 HD

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  • 1995
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    Omozap in Artwar

    Omozap in Artwar

    8 1995 HD

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  • 1990
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    Plasticator

    Plasticator

    8 1990 HD

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  • 1995
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    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3

    8.2 1995 HD

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  • 1961
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    Like the Time Is Now

    Like the Time Is Now

    9 1961 HD

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  • 1990
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    Blazomatika

    Blazomatika

    8 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Blatzom in Artwar

    Blatzom in Artwar

    8 1990 HD

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  • 1969
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    Day of the Arcane Light

    Day of the Arcane Light

    9 1969 HD

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  • 1991
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    Plazmatic Blatz

    Plazmatic Blatz

    8 1991 HD

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  • 1965
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    Missing Close-ups

    Missing Close-ups

    9 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Flik Flak

    Flik Flak

    9 1965 HD

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  • 1969
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    Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)

    Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)

    9 1969 HD

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  • 1990
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    Artwar Loop 2

    Artwar Loop 2

    9 1990 HD

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  • 1965
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    Instant Cinema

    Instant Cinema

    9.3 1965 HD

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  • 1962
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    Breakout

    Breakout

    8.5 1962 HD

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  • 1960
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    Wail

    Wail

    9 1960 HD

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  • 1986
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    Blatzom

    Blatzom

    8 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    Pulverised Cinema

    Pulverised Cinema

    8 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    B-B-B Bom and Life Storm

    B-B-B Bom and Life Storm

    8.8 1990 HD

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  • 1975
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    24 Films

    24 Films

    9 1975 HD

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  • 1991
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    Omozap 2

    Omozap 2

    7.5 1991 HD

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  • 1980
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    Return of Silver Head

    Return of Silver Head

    9 1980 HD

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  • 2000
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    Joy Thru Film

    Joy Thru Film

    8.5 2000 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke

    9 1984 HD

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  • 1972
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    White Dust

    White Dust

    10 1972 HD

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  • 1968
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    Meatdaze

    Meatdaze

    9 1968 HD

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  • 1993
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    Kino Pulveriso

    Kino Pulveriso

    9 1993 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz

    9 1979 HD

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  • 1999
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    Kino Staccato

    Kino Staccato

    8 1999 HD

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  • 1980
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    Victory Thru Film Power

    Victory Thru Film Power

    9 1980 HD

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  • 1991
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    Omozap

    Omozap

    9 1991 HD

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  • 1970
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    Rayday Film

    Rayday Film

    8 1970 HD

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  • 2002
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    Afterblatz 2

    Afterblatz 2

    8 2002 HD

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  • 1972
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    Diary Films

    Diary Films

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1967
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    Marvo Movie

    Marvo Movie

    8 1967 HD

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  • 1975
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    Rosa Canina

    Rosa Canina

    8 1975 HD

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  • 1976
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    Godzilla: Last of the Creatures

    Godzilla: Last of the Creatures

    9 1976 HD

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  • 1975
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    Lone Star

    Lone Star

    8 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Stolen Moments

    Stolen Moments

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1968
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    White Lite

    White Lite

    8.3 1968 HD

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  • 2006
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    Eyeblaze

    Eyeblaze

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz

    The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1994
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    Hamma Blatz Onata

    Hamma Blatz Onata

    1 1994 HD

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