Ken Jacobs

Biography

Kenneth Martin Jacobs was an American experimental filmmaker born on May 25, 1933, in Brooklyn. He studied painting under Hans Hofmann and later attended City College's film class, where he met filmmaker Jack Smith, influencing his approach to cinema. Jacobs' early collaborations with radical filmmakers like Jonas Mekas and Hollis Frampton led to influential underground films such as Blonde Cobra and Little Stabs at Happiness.