The Soul Of A Man(2003) May 2026

The Soul of a Man is a 2003 documentary film directed by Wim Wenders, serving as the second installment in the seven-part series The Blues , executive produced by Martin Scorsese. Part history and part personal pilgrimage, Wenders explores the lives and music of three of his favorite blues artists: , Skip James , and J.B. Lenoir . Creative Vision and Narrative

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 Soul of a Man(2003)

The narrative begins with the 1977 launch of the Voyager space probe , which carried Blind Willie Johnson’s "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" as a representation of human culture. The Soul of a Man is a 2003