Directed by Les Blank • 1991 • United States
Les Blank revisits one of his favorite subjects—the vitality of Cajun culture—in this engaging portrait of Marc and Ann Savoy, artists who carry on Cajun traditions through music, storytelling, and food.
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All in This Tea
Directed by Gina Leibrecht and Les Blank • 2006 • United States
Join noted tea guru and importer David Lee Hoffman as he scours China for the finest teas in the world. Following Hoffman as he travels to local tea farms deep in the Chinese countryside, extols the virtues of organic farming and th...
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How to Smell a Rose: A Visit with Ric...
Directed by Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht • 2014 • United States
One of the pioneers of Direct Cinema, filmmaker Richard Leacock helped revolutionize the art of documentary filmmaking using handheld cameras and microphones to create a sense of vérité, fly-on-the-wall immediacy. In this portrait o...
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Thailand Moment
Directed by Les Blank • 2015 • United States
One of Les Blank’s earliest independent films is an impressionistic travelogue—featuring beautiful color cinematography—of a 1967 trip to Thailand, shot largely in and around Bangkok. The film was put aside and completed after Blank’s death by his col...
