James Benning (film director)

James Benning
Benning in 2012.
Born1942 (age 81–82)[1]
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Years active1972 – present[1]
Children1, Sadie Benning

James Benning (born 1942[1]) is an American independent filmmaker and educator. Over the course of his 40-year career Benning has made over twenty-five feature-length films that have shown in many different venues across the world. Since 1987, he has taught at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).[1][2] He is known as a minimalist filmmaker.[3]

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  3. ^ Patterson, John (March 2, 2017). "The Love Witch director Anna Biller: 'I'm in conversation with the pornography all around us'". The Guardian.