Somewhere Between New York and LA

Since he was 18 years old, Blake Eckard has written and directed six feature length films in his hometown of Stanberry, Missouri (population 1186). Aside from a short distribution deal in Canada and a few festival screenings, his movies have largely gone unseen.

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Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

2003

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

2007

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

2008

The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel

The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel

2002

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki

2017

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

A Gray State

A Gray State

2017

After Death

After Death

2023

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

2008

Fake Blood

Fake Blood

2017

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

2017

Coogan's Runner

Coogan's Runner

2003

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

2006

Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary

Zombies in the Sugar Cane Field: The Documentary

2019

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

2010

Rossellini Through His Own Eyes

Rossellini Through His Own Eyes

1993

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

1986

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

2001