Director
Benh Zeitlin
Born October 14, 1982 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA6 films
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.
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First watchBeasts of the Southern Wild20126.8Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
6 films as director- TBAHold On to Your AngelsDirector
- 2020WendyDirector
- 2012Beasts of the Southern WildDirector
- 2008Glory at SeaDirector
- 2006The Origins of ElectricityDirector
- 2005EggDirector