Benh Zeitlin
- Directing
- October 14, 1982 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- To Chiara · Music
- A Chiara · Music
- Wendy · Director, Writer
- Give Me Liberty · Executive producer
- Burning Cane · Executive producer
- Brimstone & Glory · Producer, Music
- Mediterranea · Music
- Deer in the Headlight · Thanks
- Beasts of the Southern Wild · Director, Music
- Glory at Sea · Director, Writer
- Death to the Tinman · Music
- The Origins of Electricity · Director, Writer
- Egg · Director, Writer
- Hold On to Your Angels · Director, Screenplay