Lance Bangs
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.
Filmography · 56
Portlandia
2011 · Director
Better Things
2016 · Director
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Director
Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
2014 · Director
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2004 · Director
Torrance Rises
1999 · Director
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
2015 · Director
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012 · Director
Her: Love in the Modern Age
2014 · Director
Breadcrumb Trail
2014 · Director
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003 · Director
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005 · Director
Crash Test: With Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer
2015 · Director
Green Day: International Supervideos!
2001 · Director
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002)
2004 · Director
Fugazi: Capitol Theater
1995 · Director
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
2009 · Director
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
2014 · Director
The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
2006 · Director
Todd Barry: Domestic Shorthair
2023 · Director
Death Cab for Cutie: Directions
2006 · Director
The Lazarus Effect
2010 · Director
Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
2018 · Director
The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
2002 · Director
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003 · Director
Jackass Presents: Murderball
2005 · Director
David Cross: Let America Laugh
2003 · Director
I'm Brent Morin
2015 · Director
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Tell Me What Rockers to Swallow
2004 · Director
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024 · Director
Passaic Mosaic
2008 · Director
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
2015 · Director
David Cross: Bigger and Blackerer
2010 · Director
The Black Keys: Live at the Crystal Ballroom
2008 · Director
Alyssa Limperis: No Bad Days
2022 · Director
The Making of 'Jackass 3D'
2011 · Director
Moses Storm: Trash White
2022 · Director
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003 · Director
Belle & Sebastian: Fans Only
2003 · Director
Jay Larson: Sounds Like Bruce
2023 · Director
Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour
2014 · Director
Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
2013 · Director
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
2016 · Director
The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
2007 · Director
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004 · Director
John Hodgman: RAGNAROK
2013 · Director
Pavement: Slow Century
2002 · Director
Kyle Kinane: I Liked His Old Stuff Better
2015 · Director
David Cross: Oh Come On
2019 · Director
Michelle Wolf: Joke Show
2019 · Director
New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996 · Director
Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?
2017 · Director
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
2019 · Director
Ceremony Rohnert Park: Live From Hollywood
2024 · Director
Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999
1999 · Director
An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
2000 · Director