Jeff Keen

Directing·Nov 26, 1923·Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

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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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Eyeblaze2006 · Director	Director
Omozap Terribelis2002 · Director	Director
Afterblatz 22002 · Director	Director
Joy Thru Film2000 · Director	Director
Art Flies Free2000 · Self	Self
Kino Staccato1999 · Director	Director
Omozap in Artwar1995 · Director	Director
Artwar Fallout + Artwar 31995 · Director	Director
Artwar1994 · Director	Director
Hamma Blatz Onata1994 · Director	Director
Artwar: The Last Frontier1993 · Director	Director
Kino Pulveriso1993 · Director	Director
Plazmatic Blatz1991 · Director	Director
Omozap 21991 · Director	Director
Omozap1991 · Director	Director
Blazomatika1990 · Director	Director
Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo1990 · Director	Director
Artwar Loop 11990 · Director	Director
Blatzom in Artwar1990 · Director	Director
Plasticator1990 · Director	Director
B-B-B Bom and Life Storm1990 · Director	Director
Artwar Loop 21990 · Director	Director
Pulverised Cinema1990 · Director	Director
Spontaneous Combustion1989 · Director	Director
Blatzom1986 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke1984 · Director	Director
Return of Silver Head1980 · Silver Head, Director	Silver Head, Director
Victory Thru Film Power1980 · Director	Director
The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz1979 · Director	Director
Mad Love1978 · Director	Director
Godzilla: Last of the Creatures1976 · Director	Director
DDiary Films1976 · Director	Director
24 Films1975 · Director	Director
Lone Star1975 · Director	Director
Rosa Canina1975 · Director	Director
White Dust1972 · Director	Director
Stolen Moments1972 · Director	Director
Rayday Film1970 · Director	Director
Day of the Arcane Light1969 · Director	Director
Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)1969 · Director	Director
Meatdaze1968 · Director	Director
White Lite1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Marvo Movie1967 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Cineblatz1967 · Director	Director
Missing Close-ups1965 · Director	Director
Instant Cinema1965 · Director	Director
Flik Flak1965 · Director	Director
The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz1965 · Director	Director