James Benning


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Actor | Director | Writer | Editor | Producer

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 intervals in Colorado, the Missouri Ozarks, Illinois and Oklahoma before settling in Val Verde, California...

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Date of Birth: Dec 28, 1942


Filmography

Actor (6 Known Credits)


Director (59 Known Credits)


L. Cohen

Director

Readers

Director

Spring Equinox

Director

shadow dancers

Director

Ash 01

Director

scorched earth

Director

Fall Equinox

Director

wavelength

Director

Perimeter

Director

US 41

Director

HF

Director

signs

Director

BNSF

Director

The War

Director

Stemple Pass

Director

Nightfall

Director

Easy Rider

Director

Postscript

Director

small roads

Director

Faces

Director

After Warhol

Director

Two Cabins

Director

Pig Iron

Director

Two Faces

Director

Ruhr

Director

Fire & Rain

Director

RR

Director

74.78

Director

13 Lakes

Director

Ten Skies

Director

Sogobi

Director

Los

Director

Utopia

Director

Four Corners

Director

Deseret

Director

North on Evers

Director

Used Innocence

Director

O Panama

Director

Him and Me

Director

11 x 14

Director

Chicago Loop

Director

8½ x 11

Director

I-94

Director

L. Cohen (2018)
Director
Director
Readers (2017)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Ash 01 (2016)
Director
Director
Fall Equinox (2016)
Director
Director
wavelength (2016)
Director
Perimeter (2015)
Director
Director
US 41 (2014)
Director
HF (2014)
Director
signs (2014)
Director
BNSF (2013)
Director
The War (2012)
Director
Stemple Pass (2012)
Director
Nightfall (2012)
Director
Easy Rider (2012)
Director
Postscript (2012)
Director
Director
Director
small roads (2011)
Director
Faces (2011)
Director
After Warhol (2011)
Director
Two Cabins (2010)
Director
Pig Iron (2010)
Director
Two Faces (2010)
Director
Ruhr (2009)
Director
Fire & Rain (2009)
Director
RR (2007)
Director
Director
74.78 (2005)
Director
13 Lakes (2004)
Director
Ten Skies (2004)
Director
Sogobi (2002)
Director
Los (2001)
Director
Director
Utopia (1998)
Director
Four Corners (1997)
Director
Deseret (1995)
Director
Director
Director
Director
O Panama (1985)
Director
Him and Me (1982)
Director
11 x 14 (1977)
Director
Director
Chicago Loop (1976)
Director
8½ x 11 (1974)
Director
Director
I-94 (1974)
Director

Writer (5 Known Credits)


Editor (1 Known Credits)


Producer (2 Known Credits)


Pig Iron

Producer

Pig Iron (2010)
Producer
Producer

Thanks (1 Known Credits)


Cinematography (2 Known Credits)


Pig Iron

Cinematography

casting a glance

Cinematography

Pig Iron (2010)
Cinematography
Cinematography

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