The Soul Of A Man(2003) -

Wenders describes the film more as a "poem" than a traditional documentary. It avoids a strictly chronological approach, instead using a mix of techniques to bring the music to life:

Actor Laurence Fishburne provides the voiceover, speaking from the perspective of Blind Willie Johnson. Featured Artists The Soul of a Man(2003)

The film highlights the "dramatic tension between the sacred and the profane" in the blues through three distinct figures: Wenders describes the film more as a "poem"

An evangelist whose religious themes outsold many secular blues artists during the Depression. Wenders used staged

Since little archival footage exists for artists like Blind Willie Johnson and Skip James, Wenders used staged, silent-film style sequences to dramatize their lives.

The film features rare footage, including previously unpublished material of J.B. Lenoir.