
Lance Bangs
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Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M., Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh. Bangs has also been heavily involved in the filming and production of MTV's Jackass television series and its subsequent movies.
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Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers (2018)
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Her: Love in the Modern Age (2014)
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Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (2014)
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Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer (2015)
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Torrance Rises (1999)
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I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2004)
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Marc Maron: Thinky Pain (2013)
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Inside Portlandia (2011)
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David Cross: Oh Come On (2019)
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The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003)
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The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005)
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Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project (2014)
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David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer (2010)
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The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (2002)
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Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002) (2004)
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Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour (2014)
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The Making of 'Jackass Number Two' (2006)
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The Making of 'Jackass 3D' (2011)
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Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado (2016)
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Eric André Live Near Broadway (2024)
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Passaic Mosaic (2008)
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Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (2015)
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The Lazarus Effect (2010)
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Jackass Presents: Murderball (2005)
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David Cross: Let America Laugh (2003)
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All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (2012)
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Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) (2015)
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Nantucket Film Festival's 2nd Comedy Roundtable (2013)
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Michelle Wolf: Joke Show (2019)
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Green Day: International Supervideos! (2001)
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Family Portrait (2009)
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John Hodgman: RAGNAROK (2013)
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Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
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R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) (2003)
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow (2004)
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Death Cab for Cutie: Directions (2006)
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The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom (2008)
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New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film (1996)
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Nirvana: With the Lights Out (2004)
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Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days (2022)
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Pavement: Slow Century (2002)
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I'm Brent Morin (2015)
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Moses Storm: Trash White (2022)
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Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (2019)
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Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair (2023)
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The Making of 'Jackass 2.5' (2007)
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The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003)
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Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better (2015)
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Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only (2003)
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Maurice at the World's Fair (2010)
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Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce (2023)
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Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood (2024)
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Fugazi: Capitol Theater (1995)
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Collaborators (2009)
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Breadcrumb Trail (2014)
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Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'? (2017)
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Ecstatic Peace Archives (2010)
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An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving (2000)
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Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999 (1999)
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An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Puppeteering (2011)
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Sting: Rough, Raw & Unreleased: Live at Irving Plaza (2011)
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Jeff Mangum Live at Jittery Joe's (2001)
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