Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2019)
In 2009, Sean Baker sat down with the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer and creator of the splatter movie. In 2019, the footage formed the basis for this documentary produced by the Criterion Channel.
Director: Sean Baker
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Herschell Gordon Lewis as Self |
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Sean Baker as Self |
| Directing | Sean Baker | Director |
| Production | Sean Baker | Producer |
| Production | Darren Dean | Producer |
| Production | Alex Coco | Producer |
| Camera | Sean Baker | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Sean Baker | Sound |
| Editing | Alex Coco | Editor |
| Production | Peter Becker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fumiko Takagi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Turell | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kim Hendrickson | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Brett Sharlow | Production Manager |
| Editing | Clyde Folley | Online Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Ayoub | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Andrew Alvarez | Post Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Giles Sherwood | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Angie Bucknell | Production Director |