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Making LIGHTNIN’

The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins • 8m 42s

This short piece, produced in 2014, features an interview with Skip Gerson, director Les Blank’s collaborator on THE BLUES ACCORDIN’ TO LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS.

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    An Appreciation by Taylor Hackford

    An Appreciation by Taylor Hackford

    In this interview, conducted in September 2013, filmmaker Taylor Hackford, a lifelong admirer of the work of Les Blank, discusses THE BLUES ACCORDIN’ TO LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS, the film that galvanized Blank’s career.

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