Star Spangled to Death explained

Star Spangled to Death
Director:	Ken Jacobs
Distributor:	The Film-Makers' Cooperative
Country:	United States
Runtime:	402 minutes
Language:	English

Star Spangled to Death is a 2004 experimental film directed by Ken Jacobs, consisting almost entirely of archive footage, depicting Jacobs' view of the United States in film.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Jacobs began compiling material in the late 1950s, and premiered the film (almost seven hours in length) at the 2004 New York Film Festival.^[4]

It won the Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004.^[5]

See also

• List of longest films
• Jack Smith

External links

• • Star Spangled to Death at the Film-Makers' Cooperative
  • Jonathan Rosenbaum review
• Star Spangled to Death on Vimeo

Notes and References

1. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/star-spangled-to-death-v295753 AllMovie
2. https://uniondocs.org/event/star-spangled-to-death-day-with-ken-jacobs/ Star Spangled to Death Day with Ken Jacobs-UnionDocs
3. https://www.timeout.com/london/film/star-spangled-to-death Star Spangled to Death, directed by Ken Jacobs|Film review-timeout.com
4. Web site: Witnessing An Underdog's Personal, Uncontrolled Fantasy . The Village Voice . 14 October 2003 . Hoberman . J..
5. Web site: Sideways Wins 5 Awards From L.A. Critics, Including Best Film . Los Angeles Times . 12 December 2004 . 8 November 2016.