Collection / Little Stabs At Happiness by Ken Jacobs




USA, 1963, 18 minutes
Colour, Sound (Optical), 16mm

Jack Smith: Performer

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'Down' and person to person, cinema officially gets grabbed back from the professionals here. Material was cut in as it came out of the camera, embarrassing moments intact. 100' rolls were used, the timings fitted well with music on old 78's. I was interested in immediacy, a sense of ease, and an art where suffering was acknowledged but not trivialised with dramatics. Whimsy was our achievement. And breaking out of step. - K.J.