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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
November 26, 1923Deathday
June 21, 2012Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
57Place of birth
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Crew credits
Marvo Movie
Director, Writer
White Lite
Director, Writer
The Pink Auto
Director
The Autumn Feast
Director, Cinematography
Mad Love
Director
Spontaneous Combustion
Director
Artwar Loop 1
Director
Artwar: The Last Frontier
Director
Artwar
Director
Omozap Terribelis
Director
Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo
Director
Omozap in Artwar
Director
Plasticator
Director
Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3
Director
Like the Time Is Now
Director
Blazomatika
Director
Blatzom in Artwar
Director
Day of the Arcane Light
Director
Plazmatic Blatz
Director
Missing Close-ups
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