Les Blank's first student film, made while at USC, starring Gail Blank, Pieter Van Deusen and Les himself. This short pays homage to Ingmar Bergman's Seventh Seal, the film that inspired Blank to become a filmmaker. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Direction
Blank's raw, playful debut already shows his eye.
Production
USC student film magic on zero budget.
Director
Les Blank
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Academy Film Archive preserved this in 2013—imagine explaining that acquisition meeting.
Blank became a legendary documentarian; this proves even masters start with pretentious student films about death and chickens.
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