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Les Blank

Les Blank

Directing · Writing · As actor

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

Directing

on Mosaic
🎬 Burden of Dreams Movie · 1982 🎬 🎬 Del mero corazón Movie · 1979 🎬 A Poem Is a Naked Person Movie · 1974 🎬 Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Movie · 1980 🎬 The Sun's Gonna Shine Movie · 1969 🎬 Lightnin' Les Movie · 1968 🎬 Gap-Toothed Women Movie · 1987 🎬 Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball Movie · 1988 🎬 Always for Pleasure Movie · 1978 🎬 Lagniappe Movie · 2006 🎬 Puamana Movie · 1991 🎬 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Movie · 2014 🎬 Hot Pepper Movie · 1973 🎬 Chicken Real Movie · 1970 🎬 God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance Movie · 1968 🎬 The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists Movie · 1995 🎬 Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off Movie · 1960

Writing

on Mosaic
🎬 A Poem Is a Naked Person Movie · 1974

As actor

on Mosaic
🎬 A Poem Is a Naked Person Self 🎬 🎬 Out in the Woods Self 🎬 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Self 🎬 Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off Movie · 1960

🎥 Filmography — directing and writing

via TMDB
📺 POV Series · 1988 🎬 Chulas Fronteras Movie · 1976 🎬 Lagniappe Movie · 2006 🎬 Dry Wood Movie · 1973 🎬 Puamana Movie · 1991 🎬 In Heaven There Is No Beer? Movie · 1984 🎬 The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists Movie · 1995 🎬 Gap-Toothed Women Movie · 1987 🎬 Sprout Wings and Fly Movie · 1983 🎬 Huey Lewis and the News: Before! Movie · 1987 🎬 🎬 Del mero corazón Movie · 1979 🎬 Dizzy Gillespie Movie · 1964 🎬 Lightnin' Les Movie · 1968 🎬 Innocents Abroad Movie · 1991 🎬 Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe Movie · 1980 🎬 Burden of Dreams Movie · 1982 🎬 A Well Spent Life Movie · 1971 🎬 🎬 You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip Movie 🎬 Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers Movie · 1980 🎬 Motorcycle Moment Movie · 2025 🎬 Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down Movie · 1969 🎬 A Poem Is a Naked Person Movie · 1974 🎬 The Sun's Gonna Shine Movie · 1969 🎬 Živeli! Medicine for the Heart Movie · 1987

🎭 Filmography — as actor/actress

via TMDB
📺 Screening Room Series · 1972 🎬 🎬 Out in the Woods Movie · 2016 🎬 A Poem Is a Naked Person Movie · 1974 🎬 How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy Movie · 2014 🎬 Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) Movie · 1985 🎬 Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! Movie · 2008 🎬 Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off Movie · 1960 🎬 Here Comes Everybody Movie · 1960