Moviemaker Ken Jacobs Has Died

Ken Jacobs, an avant-garde filmmaker who used found footage and experimental techniques for over 65 years, has died.

His son, Azazel Jacobs, an award-winning filmmaker known for His Three Daughters, told the New York Times that his father died of kidney failure at a Manhattan hospital on October 5.

The trailblazing filmmaker was 92.

Ken Jacobs’ notable cult films include Star Spangled to Death (2004), which compiled moving images over nearly half a century.

Other works include the pioneering experimental film Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son (1969), and Blonde Cobra, an influential portrait of underground cinema legend Jack Smith, a crucial collaborator in Jacobs’ career.

According to the NYT, Jacobs was born in Brooklyn and discovered experimental film at the Museum of Modern Art. He bought