Jeff Keen
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.
Personal Details
Movies (50)
Eyeblaze
Director (Directing)
2006
Omozap Terribelis
Director (Directing)
2002
Afterblatz 2
Director (Directing)
2002
Joy Thru Film
Director (Directing)
2000
Art Flies Free
as Self
2000
Kino Staccato
Director (Directing)
1999
Omozap in Artwar
Director (Directing)
1995
Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
Director (Directing)
1995
Artwar
Director (Directing)
1994
Hamma Blatz Onata
Director (Directing)
1994
Artwar: The Last Frontier
Director (Directing)
1993
Kino Pulveriso
Director (Directing)
1993
Plazmatic Blatz
Director (Directing)
1991
Omozap 2
Director (Directing)
1991
Omozap
Director (Directing)
1991
Blatzom in Artwar
Director (Directing)
1990
Plasticator
Director (Directing)
1990
Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo
Director (Directing)
1990
Blazomatika
Director (Directing)
1990
Artwar Loop 2
Director (Directing)
1990
Artwar Loop 1
Director (Directing)
1990
Pulverised Cinema
Director (Directing)
1990
B-B-B Bom and Life Storm
Director (Directing)
1990
Spontaneous Combustion
Director (Directing)
1989
Blatzom
1986
The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke
Director (Directing)
1984
Return of Silver Head
as Silver Head
1980
Victory Thru Film Power
Director (Directing)
1980
The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz
Director (Directing)
1979
Mad Love
Director (Directing)
1978
Godzilla: Last of the Creatures
Director (Directing)
1976
Diary Films
Director (Directing)
1976
24 Films
Director (Directing)
1975
Rosa Canina
Director (Directing)
1975
Lone Star
Director (Directing)
1975
White Dust
Director (Directing)
1972
Stolen Moments
Director (Directing)
1972
Rayday Film
Director (Directing)
1970
Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman)
Director (Directing)
1969
Day of the Arcane Light
Director (Directing)
1969
Meatdaze
Director (Directing)
1968
White Lite
Director (Directing)
1968
Marvo Movie
Director (Directing)
1967
Cineblatz
Director (Directing)
1967
Missing Close-ups
Director (Directing)
1965
Flik Flak
Director (Directing)
1965
Instant Cinema
Director (Directing)
1965
The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz
Director (Directing)
1965
The Pink Auto
1964
Breakout
Director (Directing)
1962