
McKinley Benson
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
McKinley Benson
Biography
McKinley Benson is a filmmaker and alumnus of the Savannah College of Art and Design, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Film & Television. He is a director, producer, and writer responsible for dozens of narrative shorts, TV pilots, and documentaries, playing at festivals around the world and garnering three Emmy awards. In 2017, McKinley co-founded an independent production studio, Room 330, specializing in high-quality, genre-focused narrative projects. Throughout his professional history, he has had the pleasure of working with companies such as Netflix, Amazon Studios, Disney, 20th Century, and XYZ Films.
Crew
Night and Day
Writer, Producer
(2025)
Two Ships
Director, Writer, Editor
(2020)
Homestead
Director, Writer, Editor
(2019)
Martha
Writer, Editor, Director
(2019)
A Snail Can Take Down a Starfish
Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Editor
(2018)
Kalos
Writer, Cinematography, Director, Co-Producer, Editor