About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1923-11-26
Place of birth:
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK
Website:
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Jeff Keen

Overview

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

Acting
2000 Art Flies Free Actor Self N/A
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1986 Blatzom Actor 59
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1980 Return of Silver Head Actor Silver Head 59
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1964 The Pink Auto Actor 59
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1961 Like the Time Is Now Actor 59
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Directing
2006 Eyeblaze Directing Director N/A
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2002 Afterblatz 2 Directing Director 59
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2002 Omozap Terribelis Directing Director 59
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2000 Joy Thru Film Directing Director 59
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1999 Kino Staccato Directing Director 59
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1995 Artwar Fallout + Artwar 3 Directing Director 59
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1995 Omozap in Artwar Directing Director 59
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1994 Artwar Directing Director 59
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1994 Hamma Blatz Onata Directing Director N/A
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1993 Kino Pulveriso Directing Director 59
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1993 Artwar: The Last Frontier Directing Director 59
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1991 Omozap Directing Director 59
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1991 Plazmatic Blatz Directing Director 59
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1991 Omozap 2 Directing Director 59
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1990 Blazomatika Directing Director 59
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1990 Blazon Blatzom: El Pistolera Blatzo Directing Director 59
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1990 Plasticator Directing Director 59
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1990 Artwar Loop 1 Directing Director 59
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1990 B-B-B Bom and Life Storm Directing Director 59
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1990 Pulverised Cinema Directing Director 59
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1990 Blatzom in Artwar Directing Director 59
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1990 Artwar Loop 2 Directing Director 59
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1989 Spontaneous Combustion Directing Director 59
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1986 Blatzom Directing Director 59
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1984 The Dreams and Past Crimes of the Archduke Directing Director 58
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1980 Victory Thru Film Power Directing Director 59
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1980 Return of Silver Head Directing Director 59
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1979 The Cartoon Theatre of Dr Gaz Directing Director 59
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1978 Mad Love Directing Director 59
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1976 Godzilla: Last of the Creatures Directing Director 59
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1975 Rosa Canina Directing Director 59
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1975 Lone Star Directing Director 59
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1975 24 Films Directing Director 59
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1972 Stolen Moments Directing Director 59
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1972 White Dust Directing Director 59
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1972 Diary Films Directing Director N/A
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1970 Rayday Film Directing Director 59
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1969 Family Star (The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae + Mothman) Directing Director 59
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1969 Day of the Arcane Light Directing Director 59
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1968 Meatdaze Directing Director 59
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1968 White Lite Directing Director 59
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1967 Marvo Movie Directing Director 59
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1967 Cineblatz Directing Director 59
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1965 Instant Cinema Directing Director 59
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1965 Missing Close-ups Directing Director 59
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1965 Flik Flak Directing Director 59
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1965 The Games and Diversions of Dr. Gaz Directing Director N/A
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1964 The Pink Auto Directing Director 59
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1962 Breakout Directing Director 59
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1961 Like the Time Is Now Directing Director 59
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1961 The Autumn Feast Directing Director 59
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1960 Wail Directing Director 59
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Writing
1968 White Lite Writing Writer 59
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1967 Marvo Movie Writing Writer 59
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Crew
1961 The Autumn Feast Crew Cinematography 59
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