Orchard Street
The Short Films of Ken Jacobs
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27m
Directed by Ken Jacobs | 27 mins | 1955
Ken Jacobs documents the tradition of eager haggling and bargain hunting that once took place on the Lower East Side commercial thoroughfare of the title. Screening as part of a selection of five experimental shorts from the Brooklyn-born Jacobs, one of the most wildly creative and influential film artists and teachers in the history of the medium. Selected by Harry Kroessler.
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Directed by Ken Jacobs | 19 mins | 2007
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Little Stabs at Happiness
Directed by Ken Jacobs | 15 m ins | 1963
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