Les Blank
Directing
Born November 27, 1935 in Tampa, Florida, USA
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Filmography
Motorcycle Moment
Tattoo Uprising
Thailand Moment
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
Self
Treasure of the Lisu
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
Self
All In This Tea
Lagniappe
The Maestro Rides Again!
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
Hole in the Soul
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Innocents Abroad
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
Puamana
Marc and Ann
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
I Went to the Dance
POV
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
In the Land of the Owl Turds
Gap-Toothed Women
Cigarette Blues
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Self
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Sprout Wings and Fly
Burden of Dreams
Fitzcarraldo
Poto and Cabengo
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Always for Pleasure
Chulas Fronteras
A Poem Is a Naked Person
Self
Hot Pepper
Dry Wood
Screening Room
Himself
Spend It All
A Well Spent Life
Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
The Ways of Water
Chicken Real
The Arch
The Sun's Gonna Shine
String Sounds
Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
New Sounds in Music
Lightnin' Les
Christopher Tree
Seven Second Love Affair
Pleasure Faire
Dizzy Gillespie
Softball Umpire
And Freedom Came?!
Strike!
Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
Here Comes Everybody