Les Blank Films Movies
- 1974
A Poem Is a Naked Person
A Poem Is a Naked Person7.71974HD
Les Blank's first feature-length documentary captures music and other events at Leon Russell's Oklahoma recording studio during a three-year period (1...
- 1989
I Went to the Dance
I Went to the Dance7.51989HD
The definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana. Includes many Cajun and Zydeco greats, featu...
- 1987
Gap-Toothed Women
Gap-Toothed Women6.61987HD
A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth, ranging from lighthearted whimsy to a deeper look at issues like self-esteem and...
- 2008
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!02008HD
An obsessively-made documentary, filmed over 16 years, exploring the creative life and adventures of the eccentric artist and entrepreneur Harrod Blan...
- 1982
The Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge61982HD
Set in Huehuetla, Puebla, a Totonac Indian community in East Central Mexico, this documentary contrasts two systems of education. The public school sy...
- 1987
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!01987HD
Huey Lewis And The News: BEFORE! follows one of the world’s top rock-and-roll bands of the 80’s and a crew of fifty technicians to the Bahamas for the...
- 2015
Thailand Moment
Thailand Moment02015HD
In 1967 Les Blank and Skip Gerson were hired to work in Thailand on a documentary about the B52 Bomber and its use in bombing campaigns over Vietnam.
- 1982
The Voyage of Odysseus
The Voyage of Odysseus01982HD
The voyage section of Homer's classic tale is retold by the voice of a muse, actor Julie Harris, who recalls the essence of the adventure. A remarkabl...
- 1979
Del mero corazón
Del mero corazón51979HD
A lyrical journey through the heart of Chicano culture as reflected in the love songs of the Tex-Mex Norteña music tradition. Performers include, Litt...
- 1967
Christopher Tree
Christopher Tree01967HD
This film, photographed and edited by Les Blank, produced and directed by Pieter Van Deusen, documents a spontaneously improvised concert by musician...
- 1962
Softball Umpire
Softball Umpire01962HD
This softball umpire training film was one of Les Blank's early industrial films made in 1962 prior to his independent filmmaking career. He made over...
- 2005
Netherby Naps
Netherby Naps02005HD
An independent feature, 12 years in the making, by Pieter Van Deusen in the mill towns and on the moorlands of northern England. Tom, a playwright who...
- 2024
Little Willie Eason
Little Willie Eason02024HD
LITTLE WILLIE EASTON takes the stage of the street and a House of God church south of Miami with his talking, gospel, steel guitar, and performs in a...
- 2022
Dugout Dick
Dugout Dick02022HD
A heartwarming portrait of an Idaho hermit, Richard “Dugout Dick” Zimmerman, who lived in caves that he dug on the banks of the Salmon River. It was t...
- 2014
Warriors of Joy: A Native American Celebration in Louisiana
Warriors of Joy: A Native American Celebration in Louisiana02014HD
Every Year in New Orleans, Louisiana the Mardi Gras Indian tribes gather on the Sunday closest to St. Joseph’s Day to celebrate their pride and joy. I...
- 2024
Jaber
Jaber02024HD
A peek into the creativity of Jaber al Mahjoub, a street artist, originally from Tunisia and now living in Paris, France. Encouraged at an early age b...
- 1996
The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch
The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch01996HD
An intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas.
- 2024
The Human Volcano
The Human Volcano02024HD
A reflexive, first-person narrative by Captain Don Leslie, a sideshow sword-swallower, human blockhead, tattooed man, and fire eater. Recounting ever...