Jeff Keen
Born: 1923-11-26 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Died: 2012-06-21
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2006
- Eyeblaze ... (Director)
2002
- Omozap Terribelis ... (Director)
- Afterblatz 2 ... (Director)
2000
- Joy Thru Film ... (Director)
- Art Flies Free as Self
1999
- Kino Staccato ... (Director)
1995
- Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3 ... (Director)
- Omozap in Artwar ... (Director)
1994
- Artwar ... (Director)
- Hamma Blatz Onata ... (Director)
1993
- Kino Pulveriso ... (Director)
- Artwar: The Last Frontier ... (Director)
1991
- Omozap 2 ... (Director)
- Plazmatic Blatz ... (Director)
- Omozap ... (Director)
1990
- Plasticator ... (Director)
- Blazomatika ... (Director)
- Pulverised Cinema ... (Director)
- Artwar Loop 2 ... (Director)
- Artwar Loop 1 ... (Director)
- Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo ... (Director)
- Blatzom in Artwar ... (Director)
- B-B-B Bom and Life Storm ... (Director)
1989
- Spontaneous Combustion ... (Director)
1986
1984
- The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke ... (Director)
1980
- Return of Silver Head as Silver Head
- Victory Thru Film Power ... (Director)
1979
- The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz ... (Director)
1978
- Mad Love ... (Director)
1976
- Godzilla: Last of the Creatures ... (Director)
- Diary Films ... (Director)
1975
- Rosa Canina ... (Director)
- Lone Star ... (Director)
- 24 Films ... (Director)
1972
- Stolen Moments ... (Director)
- White Dust ... (Director)
1970
- Rayday Film ... (Director)
1969
- Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman) ... (Director)
- Day of the Arcane Light ... (Director)
1968
- White Lite ... (Director)
- Meatdaze ... (Director)
1967
- Cineblatz ... (Director)
- Marvo Movie ... (Director)
1965
- The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz ... (Director)
- Instant Cinema ... (Director)
- Missing Close-ups ... (Director)
- Flik Flak ... (Director)
1964
1962
- Breakout ... (Director)
1961
- Like the Time Is Now
- The Autumn Feast ... (Director)
1960
- Wail ... (Director)