Always for Pleasure

An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

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Hymn of the Nations

Hymn of the Nations

1944

Seeds of Destiny

Seeds of Destiny

1946

Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Brooklyn, U.S.A.

1947

First Steps

First Steps

1947

Toward Independence

Toward Independence

1948

1848

1950

Henry Browne, Farmer

Henry Browne, Farmer

1942

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

2014

Take Me to the River

Take Me to the River

2014

Mentality “Girls Like Us”

Mentality “Girls Like Us”

2016

Parade on the Occasion of the Hürriyet

Parade on the Occasion of the Hürriyet

1908

Hats Off to Hollywood

Hats Off to Hollywood

1972

Thursday's Children

Thursday's Children

1954

3rd Ave. El

3rd Ave. El

1955

The True Story of the Civil War

The True Story of the Civil War

1956

Why Korea?

Why Korea?

1950

Jackson

Jackson

2016

Number Our Days

Number Our Days

1976

T Is for Tumbleweed

T Is for Tumbleweed

1958

Project Hope

Project Hope

1961