Jeff Keen
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 26, 1923
- Died
- June 21, 2012 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Eyeblaze
Movie · Director
Omozap Terribelis
Movie · Director
Afterblatz 2
Movie · Director
Joy Thru Film
Movie · Director
Kino Staccato
Movie · Director
Omozap in Artwar
Movie · Director
Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
Movie · Director
Artwar
Movie · Director
Hamma Blatz Onata
Movie · Director
Artwar: The Last Frontier
Movie · Director
Kino Pulveriso
Movie · Director
Plazmatic Blatz
Movie · Director
Omozap 2
Movie · Director
Omozap
Movie · Director
Artwar Loop 1
Movie · Director
Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo
Movie · Director
Plasticator
Movie · Director
Blazomatika
Movie · Director
Blatzom in Artwar
Movie · Director
Artwar Loop 2
Movie · Director
Pulverised Cinema
Movie · Director
B-B-B Bom and Life Storm
Movie · Director
Spontaneous Combustion
Movie · Director
Blatzom
Movie · Director
The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke
Movie · Director
Return of Silver Head
Movie · Director
Victory Thru Film Power
Movie · Director
The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz
Movie · Director
Mad Love
Movie · Director
Diary Films
Movie · Director
Godzilla: Last of the Creatures
Movie · Director
24 Films
Movie · Director
Rosa Canina
Movie · Director
Lone Star
Movie · Director
White Dust
Movie · Director
Stolen Moments
Movie · Director
Rayday Film
Movie · Director
Day of the Arcane Light
Movie · Director
Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)
Movie · Director
White Lite
Movie · Director
Meatdaze
Movie · Director
Marvo Movie
Movie · Director
Cineblatz
Movie · Director
Missing Close-ups
Movie · Director
Flik Flak
Movie · Director
Instant Cinema
Movie · Director
The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz
Movie · Director
The Pink Auto
Movie · Director
Breakout
Movie · Director
The Autumn Feast
Movie · Director
Like the Time Is Now
Movie · Director
Wail
Movie · Director