Blonde Cobra (1963) - Ken Jacobs

Ah to be a fly on the wall when these guys got together. Ken Jacobs was handed two films one titled Blonde Venus and the other Cobra Woman. You'll notice early in the film there's a hand held title card that states it's a film by Bob Fleischner. Jack Smith appears as the lead if such a term is applicable here, and any doubt about Smith's sexuality would probably be answered here. He spends the film dressed as a baby, nun, and imitating his mother among other things. It's hard to suggest a plot to any of this, but formally it features a lot of narration on black screens and very old songs, some of which are commented upon. This does bare a resemblence to Smith's own work, and being unfamiliar with Fleischner I can't attest to what type of influence he may have had. Jacobs was known for his deconstructing of existing films, although he largely lets this material stand alone without making it too abstract.