James Benning
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 landscape and its social and environmental histories. Benning’s life and work have been shaped by his passionate wanderlust—born in Milwaukee, he lived for...
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 landscape and its social and environmental histories. Benning’s life and work have been shaped by his passionate wanderlust—born in Milwaukee, he lived for...
Known For
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She Dies Tomorrow
as Leatherman
Coming to Terms
as The Father
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
as Owl Eyes
Crew Credits
Adulthood
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Cuba, an Historical Romance
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TEN YEARS LATER
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In Process...
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PLACE
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glory
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Readers
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Ash 01
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scorched earth
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Fall Equinox
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wavelength
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thinking of red
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Fresh Air
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Perimeter
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52 Films
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Concord Woods
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US 41
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signs
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HF
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FUCK ME (green)
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FUCK ME (orange)
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The War
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Postscript
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All That She Surveys
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After Warhol
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Faces
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Two Cabins
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Tulare Road
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Pig Iron
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