Jeff Keen

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-11-26

Deathday 2012-06-21 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

Director

2006
Eyeblaze

as Director

2002
Omozap Terribelis

as Director

2002
Afterblatz 2

as Director

2000
Joy Thru Film

as Director

1999
Kino Staccato

as Director

1995
Omozap in Artwar

as Director

1994
Artwar

as Director

1994
Hamma Blatz Onata

as Director

1993
Kino Pulveriso

as Director

1991
Plazmatic Blatz

as Director

1991
Omozap 2

as Director

1991
Omozap

as Director

1990
Blazomatika

as Director

1990
Artwar Loop 1

as Director

1990
Blatzom in Artwar

as Director

1990
Plasticator

as Director

1990
1990
Artwar Loop 2

as Director

1990
Pulverised Cinema

as Director

1989
1986
Blatzom

as Director

1980
1980
1978
Mad Love

as Director

1975
24 Films

as Director

1975
Lone Star

as Director

1975
Rosa Canina

as Director

1972
White Dust

as Director

1972
Diary Films

as Director

1972
Stolen Moments

as Director

1970
Rayday Film

as Director

1969
1968
White Lite

as Director

1968
Meatdaze

as Director

1967
Marvo Movie

as Director

1967
Cineblatz

as Director

1965
Missing Close-ups

as Director

1965
Instant Cinema

as Director

1965
Flik Flak

as Director

1964
The Pink Auto

as Director

1962
Breakout

as Director

1961
The Autumn Feast

as Director

1961
1960
Wail

as Director

Writer

1968
White Lite

as Writer

1967
Marvo Movie

as Writer

Crew

1961
The Autumn Feast

as Cinematography