Les Blank
Directing
Born November 27, 1935 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Died April 7, 2013
Also known as Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Awards & recognition
- Maya Deren Award · 1990
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Filmography28 titles
Innocents Abroad
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
A Poem Is a Naked Person
I Went to the Dance
Burden of Dreams
Fitzcarraldo
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
All In This Tea
Always for Pleasure
Gap-Toothed Women
Spend It All
P.O.V.
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
Poto and Cabengo
Hot Pepper
A Well Spent Life
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Dry Wood
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Sprout Wings and Fly
Marc and Ann
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
Thailand Moment
Tattoo Uprising