
Benh Zeitlin
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1982-10-14 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Benh Zeitlin
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.
Crew
(2021)
To Chiara
Original Music Composer
(2021)
A Chiara
Music
(2020)
Wendy
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
(2019)
Burning Cane
Executive Producer
(2019)
Give Me Liberty
Executive Producer
(2017)
Brimstone & Glory
Producer, Original Music Composer
(2015)
Deer in the Headlight
Thanks
(2015)
Mediterranea
Music
(2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
(2008)
Glory at Sea
Director, Writer, Story, Music
(2007)
Death to the Tinman
Original Music Composer
(2006)
The Origins of Electricity
Director, Writer
(2005)
Egg
Director, Writer