Oh My God! An Interview with Harrod Blank! - Film with Family Podcast

In anticipation of the 4K remaster of Les Blank’s 'Burden of Dreams,' we interview Harrod Blank, a filmmaker, photographer, and car artist. Harrod, who took over his father Les Blank's legacy by restoring his films, shares his journey of becoming a filmmaker and artist in his own right. He discusses his unique path, various Art Cars, relationship with Werner Herzog, and being the subject of a documentary. We delve into his father's perspective on making 'Burden of Dreams' and details on the new 4K version, along with reflections on the relationship between fathers, sons, and chickens.

Harrod's notable works include the documentaries 'Wild Wheels' and 'Why Can’t I Be Me? Around You', and he is developing Art Car World in Arizona.

lesblank.com
argotpictures.com
artcarworld.org

This video contains clips from:
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!: Directed by David Silberberg
Wild Wheels: Directed by Harrod Blank
Why Can't I Be Me? Around You: Directed by Harrod Blank

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0:00 - INTRO
0:51 - Les’ Office/Shack Life
3:14 - Les Upbringing/Career
7:10 - Wild Wheels/Art Cars
11:54 - Monument project
14:28 - Burning Man - 14:28
16:54 - Working with Les/Remastering his films
20:33 - Mushroom Story
24:27 - Chickens
27:47 - Father/Son competition
37:20 - Werner Herzog
39:21 - Burden of Dreams
51:23 - Herzog & Les post-Burden
54:08 - Les’ last days/last film
56:40 - Burden of Dreams restoration
1:01:03 - Retrospective/Restoration distribution
1:06:13 - Harrods current work
1:07:53 - ‘Why Can’t I Be Me Around You’
1:11:07 - Being the subject of a documentary
1:16:06 - The Blank legacy
1:18:31 - Killer Clowns from Outer Space
1:22:19 - Documentary Now and Mad Max
1:23:44 - Austin's Dad connection
1:29:54 - Outro