abstract:Star Spangled to Death is a 2004 experimental film directed by Ken Jacobs, consisting almost entirely of archive footage, depicting the history of the United States in film. It won the Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004.
Among the more esoteric offerings are the world's first text message movie and StarSpangledToDeath, a six-hour video started 50 years ago by director Ken Jacobs.