Benh Zeitlin

Director, Composer, Writer

Birthdate: Oct 14, 1982

Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA

Born in New York City and raised in Sunnyside, Queens and then Westchester County, Benh Zeitlin began his career as a film-maker at the tender age of 6 years 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.

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Movies

Known For

Beasts of the Southern Wild

(2012)

Glory at Sea

(2008)

Wendy

(2020)

Egg

(2005)

Benh Zeitlin Movies

composer

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2022 |
A Chiara
A Chiara
2022
R
2h 1m
Drama
6.8
Follows the story of 15-year-old Chiara whose close-knit family falls apart after her father abandons them in Calabria.
2020 |
Wendy
Wendy
2020
PG-13
1h 51m
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
5.7
Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.
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2017 |
Brimstone & Glory
Brimstone & Glory
2017
1h 7m
Documentary
7.2
Ecstatic ritual, danger and the absolute beauty of fireworks.