Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Pioneering Filmmaker Ken Jacobs Passes Away at 92

10/7/2025

50 9

Summary

Story summary

Ken Jacobs, a pioneering experimental filmmaker, died in Manhattan at age 92 from kidney failure.
Azazel Jacobs said Flo Jacobs, his late wife, profoundly shaped his life and work.
Jacobs helped shape American avant-garde cinema by manipulating found footage; notable works include Star Spangled to Death and Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son, which was added to the National Film Registry.

1 of 1

Story summary

Ken Jacobs, a pioneering experimental filmmaker, died in Manhattan at age 92 from kidney failure.
Azazel Jacobs said Flo Jacobs, his late wife, profoundly shaped his life and work.
Jacobs helped shape American avant-garde cinema by manipulating found footage; notable works include Star Spangled to Death and Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son, which was added to the National Film Registry.