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 · WriterPig Iron (2010) - Director · Writer · Producer · Director of Photography13 Lakes (2004) - DirectorOne Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later (2005) - DirectorLunch Break (2008) - Editor