James Benning
Directing · Director · Director of Photography · Sound
Born Dec 28, 1942 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Active 1971–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
Over the past thirty-five years James Benning (b. 1942) has played a central role in the history of American independent cinema by offering his rigorously structured yet wonderfully graceful films as extended meditations on the American…
Filmography
Adulthood (2026) — WriterShe Dies Tomorrow (2020) — LeathermanLandscape Suicide (1987) — Director · Writer · Producer · Director of Photography · EditorRR (2007) — Director8½ x 11 (1974) — DirectorDid You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound? (1971) — Director3 Minutes on the Dangers of Film Recording (1975) — DirectorFire & Rain (2009) — DirectorThe United States of America (1975) — DirectorTen Skies (2004) — Director · ProducerAmerican Dreams (Lost and Found) (1984) — DirectorEl Valley Centro (2000) — DirectorNorth on Evers (1992) — DirectorSmall Roads (2011) — DirectorCasting a Glance (2007) — Director · Writer · Producer · Editor · Director of Photography11 x 14 (1977) — Director · Writer · Producer · Editor · Director of PhotographyStemple Pass (2012) — Ted Kaczynski (voice) · Director · Producer · Director of Photography · EditorGrand Opera: An Historical Romance (1979) — Director · WriterOne Way Boogie Woogie (2012) — DirectorRuhr (2009) — Director · Editor · Sound Editor · Director of Photography · Writer13 Lakes (2004) — DirectorOne Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later (2005) — DirectorLunch Break (2008) — EditorLos (2001) — Director