Les Blank Films Movies

  • 1989
    I Went to the Dance

    I Went to the Dance

    I Went to the Dance

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    The definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana. Includes many Cajun and Zydeco greats, featu...

    I Went to the Dance
  • 1987
    Gap-Toothed Women

    Gap-Toothed Women

    Gap-Toothed Women

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    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...

    Gap-Toothed Women
  • 1987
    Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

    Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

    Huey Lewis and the News: Before!

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    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...

    Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
  • 1974
    A Poem Is a Naked Person

    A Poem Is a Naked Person

    A Poem Is a Naked Person

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    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...

    A Poem Is a Naked Person
  • 2008
    Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

    Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

    Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

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    An obsessively-made documentary, filmed over 16 years, exploring the creative life and adventures of the eccentric artist and entrepreneur Harrod Blan...

    Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
  • 1967
    Christopher Tree

    Christopher Tree

    Christopher Tree

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    This film, photographed and edited by Les Blank, produced and directed by Pieter Van Deusen, documents a spontaneously improvised concert by musician...

    Christopher Tree
  • 1982
    The Voyage of Odysseus

    The Voyage of Odysseus

    The Voyage of Odysseus

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    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...

    The Voyage of Odysseus
  • 2005
    Netherby Naps

    Netherby Naps

    Netherby Naps

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    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...

    Netherby Naps
  • 1979
    Del mero corazón

    Del mero corazón

    Del mero corazón

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    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...

    Del mero corazón
  • 1982
    The Tree of Knowledge

    The Tree of Knowledge

    The Tree of Knowledge

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    Set in Huehuetla, Puebla, a Totonac Indian community in East Central Mexico, this documentary contrasts two systems of education. The public school sy...

    The Tree of Knowledge
  • 1962
    Softball Umpire

    Softball Umpire

    Softball Umpire

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    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...

    Softball Umpire
  • 2015
    Thailand Moment

    Thailand Moment

    Thailand Moment

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    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.

    Thailand Moment
  • 2022
    Dugout Dick

    Dugout Dick

    Dugout Dick

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    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...

    Dugout Dick
  • 2014
    Warriors of Joy: A Native American Celebration in Louisiana

    Warriors of Joy: A Native American Celebration in Louisiana

    Warriors of Joy: A Native American Celebration in Louisiana

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    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...

    Warriors of Joy: A Native American Celebration in Louisiana
  • 2024
    Little Willie Eason

    Little Willie Eason

    Little Willie Eason

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    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...

    Little Willie Eason
  • 1996
    The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch

    The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch

    The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch

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    An intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas.

    The Hard Ride: Black Cowboys at the Circle 6 Ranch
  • 2024
    Jaber

    Jaber

    Jaber

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    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...

    Jaber
  • 2024
    The Human Volcano

    The Human Volcano

    The Human Volcano

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    A reflexive, first-person narrative by Captain Don Leslie, a sideshow sword-swallower, human blockhead, tattooed man, and fire eater. Recounting ever...

    The Human Volcano