American documentary filmmaker and our March issue Backtalk subject, Les Blank, returns to New Orleans this weekend to showcase some of his films at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Blank, a Tulane alumnus, was authored more than 40 films in his career, many of which focus on subjects from the South. The Ogden has selected a few of these films that tell tales of colorful people and places in Appalachia, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana.

First, on Saturday at 6 p.m., the museum hosts “A Well-Spent Life: An Evening with Les Blank,” screening the films Del Mero Corazon, Dry Wood, Sprout Wings and Fly and A Well-Spent Life, in addition to previewing an excerpt of a yet untitled documentary about Alabama artist Butch Anthony.

Then, on Sunday at 3 p.m., there will be a double feature of Blank’s Always for Pleasure following Lisa Katzman’s documentary Tootie’s Last Suit, about the late Big Chief Allison “Tootie” Montana. Always for Pleasure, released in 1978, documents street celebrations in New Orleans, focusing on events such as Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest and featuring music from the Wild Tchoupitoulas and Professor Longhair. Between the two films, Blank and Katzman will discuss their respective films and resulting relationships with New Orleans’ cultural community.