Biography
Born in New York City and raised in Sunnyside, Queens and then Westchester County, Benh Zeitlin began his career as a filmmaker at the tender age of 6 when he and a friend made a Batman movie. He continued making films as a child before attending Wesleyan University, where he majored in film. After graduation, Benh spent a summer in Prague working with a prominent animation artist. Returning to the U.S., he worked in a private school in Manhattan helping elementary students create short films.
Filmography
all 13
Movies 13
Director 5
Producer 2
Original Music Composer
To Chiara (2021)
Movie
10
Music
A Chiara (2021)
Movie
Director / Writer / Original Music Composer
Wendy (2020)
Movie
Executive Producer
Give Me Liberty (2019)
Movie
Executive Producer
Burning Cane (2019)
Movie
6
Composer
Brimstone & Glory (2017)
Movie
Composer
Mediterranea (2015)
Movie
Director / Original Music Composer / Screenplay
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Movie
6
Director
Glory at Sea (2008)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Death to the Tinman (2007)
Movie
Director
Egg (2005)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1982-10-14 (42 years old)
Birth PlaceQueens, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsSutherland Trophy, Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award, Caméra d'Or
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