Les Blank
- Directing
- November 27, 1935 · Tampa, Florida, USA
- April 7, 2013
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Known for
Filmography
- Motorcycle Moment · Director
- Tattoo Uprising · Cinematography
- Out in the Woods · Self
- Thailand Moment · Director
- How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy · Self, Director
- Treasure of the Lisu · Story Consultant, Editing
- Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! · Self
- All In This Tea · Director
- Lagniappe · Director, Cinematography
- The Maestro Rides Again! · Director
- The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists · Director, Cinematography
- Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella · Director
- My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge · Director
- Hole in the Soul · Camera Operator
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse · Camera Operator
- Innocents Abroad · Director, Cinematography
- Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge · Director
- Puamana · Director, Cinematography
- Marc and Ann · Director
- Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana · Director
- I Went to the Dance · Cinematography, Director
- POV · Director
- Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball · Director, Cinematography
- Živeli! Medicine for the Heart · Director
- Huey Lewis and the News: Before! · Producer, Director
- In the Land of the Owl Turds · Producer
- Gap-Toothed Women · Director, Writer
- Playboy: Farmers' Daughters · Thanks
- Cigarette Blues · Director, Camera Operator
- Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) · Self, Director
- In Heaven There Is No Beer? · Director, Cinematography
- Sprout Wings and Fly · Director, Cinematography
- Burden of Dreams · Director, Producer
- Fitzcarraldo · Thanks
- Poto and Cabengo · Cinematography
- Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe · Director, Cinematography
- Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers · Director, Cinematography
- Del mero corazón · Cinematography, Director
- Always for Pleasure · Director, Producer
- Chulas Fronteras · Director, Editing
- A Poem Is a Naked Person · Self, Director
- Hot Pepper · Director
- Dry Wood · Director
- Screening Room · Self
- Spend It All · Director, Cinematography
- A Well Spent Life · Director, Editing
- Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion · Editing
- The Ways of Water · Director, Cinematography
- Chicken Real · Director
- The Arch · Editing
- The Sun's Gonna Shine · Director
- String Sounds · "B" Camera Operator
- Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down · Director, Producer
- The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins · Director, Cinematography
- God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance · Director
- New Sounds in Music · Camera Operator
- Lightnin' Les · Director
- Christopher Tree · Editing, Cinematography
- Seven Second Love Affair · Cinematography
- Pleasure Faire · Cinematography
- Dizzy Gillespie · Director
- Softball Umpire · Director
- And Freedom Came?! · Director
- Strike! · Director
- Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off · Director
- Here Comes Everybody
- You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip · Director