
Director
Lance Bangs
Born 1972 · Sacramento, California, USA
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.
Directed

Better Things
Director · 2016

Portlandia
Director · 2011

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
Director · 2014

The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Director · 2003

Marc Maron: Thinky Pain
Director · 2013

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Director · 2003

Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
Director · 2016

Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
Director · 2015

Michelle Wolf: Joke Show
Director · 2019

History of the World: Part II
Director · 2023

Breadcrumb Trail
Director · 2014

Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour
Director · 2014

Jen Kirkman: Just Keep Livin'?
Director · 2017

I'm Brent Morin
Director · 2015

The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Director · 2005

An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
Director · 2000

Pavement: Live In Seattle, 1999 & Live In Manchester, 1999
Director · 1999

Fred Armisen: Standup for Drummers
Director · 2018
Acting

Jackass 3D
Self · 2010

Jackass: The Movie
Self · 2002

Jackass Number Two
Self · 2006

Jackass Forever
Self · 2022

Jackass 4.5
Self · 2022

Portlandia
Lance Bangs · 2011

Run Ronnie Run
Gay Conspiracy Technician · 2002

History of the World: Part II
Lance · 2023

At the Video Store
Self · 2019

An Intimate Portrait of the Art of Background Driving
Himself · 2000

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Himself · 2009

The Making of 'Jackass Number Two'
Self · 2006

The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'
Self · 2002

Her: The Untitled Rick Howard Project
Self · 2014

The Elephant 6 Recording Co.
Self · 2023

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
Self · 2023

Jackass: Best and Last
Self · 2026

The Making of 'Jackass 2.5'
Self · 2007

Milford
Mechanic · 2021
