Les Blank
Born: 1935-11-27 in Tampa, Florida, USA
Died: 2013-04-07
Known For: Directing
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Filmography
2025
- Motorcycle Moment ... (Director)
2019
- Tattoo Uprising ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Out in the Woods as Self
2015
- Thailand Moment ... (Director)
2010
- Treasure of the Lisu ... (Story Consultant)
2008
- Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! as Self
2007
- All In This Tea ... (Director)
2006
- Lagniappe ... (Director)
2005
- The Maestro Rides Again ... (Director)
1995
- The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists ... (Director)
- Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella ... (Director)
1994
- My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge ... (Director)
- Hole in the Soul ... (Camera Operator)
1991
- Puamana ... (Director)
- Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse ... (Camera Operator)
- Marc and Ann ... (Director)
- Innocents Abroad ... (Director)
- Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge ... (Director)
1990
1989
- I Went to the Dance ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- POV ... (Director)
- Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe ... (Director)
- Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball ... (Director)
1987
- Gap-Toothed Women ... (Director)
- Huey Lewis and the News: Before! ... (Director)
- Živeli! Medicine for the Heart ... (Director)
- In the Land of the Owl Turds ... (Producer)
1985
- Cigarette Blues ... (Director)
- Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) as Self
1984
- In Heaven There Is No Beer? ... (Director)
1983
- Sprout Wings and Fly ... (Director)
1982
- Fitzcarraldo ... (Thanks)
- Burden of Dreams ... (Director)
1980
- Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers ... (Director)
- Poto and Cabengo ... (Director of Photography)
1979
- Del mero corazón ... (Director of Photography)
1978
- Always for Pleasure ... (Director)
1976
- Chulas Fronteras ... (Director)
1974
- A Poem Is a Naked Person as Self
1973
- Dry Wood ... (Director)
- Hot Pepper ... (Director)
1972
- Spend It All ... (Director)
- Screening Room as Himself
1971
- A Well Spent Life ... (Director)
- The Ways of Water ... (Director)
- Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion ... (Editor)
1970
- Chicken Real ... (Director)
1969
- The Arch ... (Editor)
- String Sounds ... ("B" Camera Operator)
- The Sun's Gonna Shine ... (Director)
- Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down ... (Director)
1968
- Lightnin' Les ... (Director)
- New Sounds in Music ... (Camera Operator)
- The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins ... (Director)
- God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance ... (Director)
1967
- Christopher Tree ... (Editor)
1965
- Seven Second Love Affair ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- Dizzy Gillespie ... (Director)
- Pleasure Faire ... (Director of Photography)
1962
- Softball Umpire ... (Director)
- And Freedom Came?! ... (Director)
1961
- Strike! ... (Director)