Kellogg-Hubbard Library
Since his first film in 1973, Les Blank has been known as America’s most culturally curious documentarian, directing films on tex-mex music, cajun culture, the making of FITZCARRALDO, and on folk musicians from many cultures. In 1993, GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS and in 2004 CHULAS FRONTERAS were selected by the U.S. Library Of Congress for inclusion in The National Film Registry. Blank joined Fred Wiseman and the Maysles brothers as the only documentarians to be honored with two films on the list. He will be at this year’s festival to present three films (GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS Ten MOTHERS, J’AI ÉTÉ AU BAL, and his most recent, ALL IN THIS TEA) together with several shorts, and will discuss his films with musician/folklorist Mark Greenberg.
- Sunday, March 22 10:00 am
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