20 Ames Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Please join us for a very special evening with Filmmaker Les Blank. Fresh from the Woods Hole Film Festival (where he was the filmmaker in residence), Les Blank will screen two of his classic films: "The Blues According to Lightnin' Hopkins" and "Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe." He will also show a work in progress never before screened in New England: "A Portrait of Ricky Leacock" and discuss his 40 years as a documentary filmmaker. Don't miss this rare Boston appearance of a legendary documentary filmmaker known for many classic films including "Burden of Dreams," "Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers," "Gap-Toothed Women," "Always For Pleasure" "Chulas Fronteras," "God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance," "Hot Pepper," "In Heaven There Is No Beer?," "Spend It All," and many more. Save money and buy tickets in advance! Admission: $15 (if you purchase ticket in advance via PayPal on or after August 6th but before 1pm on August 8th) or $20 (at the door, cash only)

Official Website: http://www.filmmakerscollab.org/programs/les-blank.htm

Added by cinemakinoeye on August 6, 2007