
Les Blank
Directing
Born: 1935-11-27 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Died: 2013-04-07
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
🎬 Movies (30)

Motorcycle Moment
2025
Director

Tattoo Uprising
2019
Director of Photography
Out in the Woods
2016
Self

Thailand Moment
2015
Director

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2014
Director

Treasure of the Lisu
2010
Story Consultant

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
2008
Self

All In This Tea
2007
Director

Lagniappe
2006
Director

The Maestro Rides Again!
2005
Director

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
1995
Director

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
1995
Director

My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
1994
Director

Hole in the Soul
1994
Camera Operator

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
Camera Operator

Innocents Abroad
1991
Director

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
1991
Director

Puamana
1991
Director

Marc and Ann
1991
Director

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
1990
Director

I Went to the Dance
1989
Director

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988
Director

Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
1988
Director

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
1987
Director

Gap-Toothed Women
1987
Director

In the Land of the Owl Turds
1987
Producer

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
1987
Director

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985
Director

Cigarette Blues
1985
Director

In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1984
Director

