Bradley Beesley is an American Independent film and video director,
producer and cinematographer. He has long been associated with the
alternative rock band, The Flaming Lips.Beesley first worked with The
Flaming Lips filming some promotional videos for the band's album Hit
to Death in the Future Head. Most of Beesley's video work with the
band is included on the VOID video retrospective.Aside from his work
with The Flaming Lips, Beesley has directed a number of award-winning
documentaries. His first was 1999's "Hill Stomp Hollar", a one-hour
film about the Fat Possum record label and many of the blues artists,
particularly R. L. Burnside.Beesley's next film Okie Noodling (2001)
focused on the unusual practice of catching catfish using only the
bare hand as bait. It featured an original soundtrack by The Flaming
Lips and won the Audience Choice Award and was runner-up for Best
Documentary at the 2001 South by Southwest film festival.
producer and cinematographer. He has long been associated with the
alternative rock band, The Flaming Lips.Beesley first worked with The
Flaming Lips filming some promotional videos for the band's album Hit
to Death in the Future Head. Most of Beesley's video work with the
band is included on the VOID video retrospective.Aside from his work
with The Flaming Lips, Beesley has directed a number of award-winning
documentaries. His first was 1999's "Hill Stomp Hollar", a one-hour
film about the Fat Possum record label and many of the blues artists,
particularly R. L. Burnside.Beesley's next film Okie Noodling (2001)
focused on the unusual practice of catching catfish using only the
bare hand as bait. It featured an original soundtrack by The Flaming
Lips and won the Audience Choice Award and was runner-up for Best
Documentary at the 2001 South by Southwest film festival.
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