James Benning

James Benning

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1942-12-28 (81 years old)

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Biography

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 in 1987, with car and motorcycle journeys around the country generating such films as I-94 (1975) and Four Corners (1997). His career has been equally restless, ranging from his early experimentation with an avant-garde aesthetic to his embrace, during the 1980s and 90s, of explicitly autobiographical elements and increased human content. With his “California Trilogy” (2000-2001) Benning entered a new phase, refining his formalist style and political concerns while distilling his abiding interest in place and exacting organizational structures.

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Filmography

all 105

Movies 105

Director 86

self 7

Writer 2

Narrator 1

Director
Breathless

Breathless (2024)

Movie
Director
Allensworth

Allensworth (2022)

Movie
Director
TEN YEARS LATER

TEN YEARS LATER (2022)

Movie
Director
Exquisite Moving Corpse

Exquisite Moving Corpse (2022)

Movie
Director
The United States of America

The United States of America (2022)

Movie
Self
Benning's Dream

Benning's Dream (2021)

Movie
Director
From Bakersfield to Mojave

From Bakersfield to Mojave (2021)

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Director
Dancing in the Street, 11 grados de separación

Dancing in the Street, 11 grados de separación (2020)

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Director
On Paradise Road

On Paradise Road (2020)

Movie
Director
PLACE

PLACE (2020)

Movie
Leatherman
She Dies Tomorrow

She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

Movie
5.5
Director
Maggie's Farm

Maggie's Farm (2020)

Movie
Director
中孚 61. The Inner Truth

中孚 61. The Inner Truth (2019)

Movie
Director
daylight

daylight (2019)

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Director
Two Moons

Two Moons (2019)

Movie
Thanks
The Wrecker Kings

The Wrecker Kings (2019)

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Himself / Director / Producer
Telemundo

Telemundo (2018)

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Director
after Traylor. Thoreau cabin (2008-2018)

after Traylor. Thoreau cabin (2008-2018) (2018)

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Director
glory

glory (2018)

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Director
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation (2018)

Movie
Self
L. Cohen

L. Cohen (2018)

Movie
Director
SAM

SAM (2018)

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Director
Readers

Readers (2017)

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Director
Untitled Fragments

Untitled Fragments (2017)

Movie
Director
Ash 01

Ash 01 (2016)

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Director
scorched earth

scorched earth (2016)

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Director
Fall Equinox

Fall Equinox (2016)

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Director
wavelength

wavelength (2016)

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Director
thinking of red

thinking of red (2016)

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Director
Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox (2016)

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Director
Measuring Change

Measuring Change (2016)

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Director
Fresh Air

Fresh Air (2016)

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Thanks
Santa Teresa & Other Stories

Santa Teresa & Other Stories (2015)

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Director
Perimeter

Perimeter (2015)

Movie
Director
Concord Woods

Concord Woods (2014)

Movie
Director
Natural History

Natural History (2014)

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Director
signs

signs (2014)

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Director
US 41

US 41 (2014)

Movie
Director
HF

HF (2014)

Movie
Director
FUCK ME (green)

FUCK ME (green) (2014)

Movie
Director
FUCK ME (orange)

FUCK ME (orange) (2014)

Movie
The Father
Coming to Terms

Coming to Terms (2013)

Movie
Self
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (2013)

Movie
Director
BNSF

BNSF (2013)

Movie
Director
The War

The War (2012)

Movie
Director
One Way Boogie Woogie

One Way Boogie Woogie (2012)

Movie
Director
Easy Rider

Easy Rider (2012)

Movie
Director
Stemple Pass

Stemple Pass (2012)

Movie
Director
Postscript

Postscript (2012)

Movie
Director
Nightfall

Nightfall (2012)

Movie
Director
20 Little Films

20 Little Films (2012)

Movie
Writer
All That She Surveys

All That She Surveys (2012)

Movie
Director
After Warhol

After Warhol (2011)

Movie
Director
Faces

Faces (2011)

Movie
Director
Small Roads

Small Roads (2011)

Movie
Director
Two Cabins

Two Cabins (2011)

Movie
Director
YouTube Trilogy

YouTube Trilogy (2011)

Movie
Director
Twenty Cigarettes

Twenty Cigarettes (2011)

Movie
Owl Eyes
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes

The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes (2011)

Movie
Director
Pig Iron

Pig Iron (2010)

Movie
Director
Reforming the Past

Reforming the Past (2010)

Movie
Director
Faces 1973

Faces 1973 (2010)

Movie
Director
John Krieg Exiting the Falk Corporation in 1971

John Krieg Exiting the Falk Corporation in 1971 (2010)

Movie
Director
Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010

Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010 (2010)

Movie
Director
Ruhr

Ruhr (2009)

Movie
Director
Fire & Rain

Fire & Rain (2009)

Movie
Editor
Lunch Break

Lunch Break (2008)

Movie
Director
RR

RR (2007)

Movie
Director
Casting a Glance

Casting a Glance (2007)

Movie
Thanks
Water Spell

Water Spell (2007)

Movie
Director
One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later

One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later (2005)

Movie
Director
74.78

74.78 (2005)

Movie
Director
Ten Skies

Ten Skies (2004)

Movie
6
Director
13 Lakes

13 Lakes (2004)

Movie
6
Self
James Benning: Circling the Image

James Benning: Circling the Image (2003)

Movie
Director
Sogobi

Sogobi (2002)

Movie
Director
Los

Los (2001)

Movie
Director
El Valley Centro

El Valley Centro (1999)

Movie
Director
Utopia

Utopia (1998)

Movie
Narrator
Four Corners

Four Corners (1997)

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Director
Deseret

Deseret (1996)

Movie
Director
Panama: Exploring the Panama Canal

Panama: Exploring the Panama Canal (1995)

Movie
Director
North on Evers

North on Evers (1992)

Movie
Actor
Forevermore: Biography of a Leach Lord

Forevermore: Biography of a Leach Lord (1989)

Movie
Actor
Used Innocence

Used Innocence (1989)

Movie
Director
Landscape Suicide

Landscape Suicide (1987)

Movie
Director
O Panama

O Panama (1985)

Movie
Director
American Dreams (Lost and Found)

American Dreams (Lost and Found) (1984)

Movie
Director
Pascal's Lemma

Pascal's Lemma (1984)

Movie
Director
Him and Me

Him and Me (1982)

Movie
Director
Grand Opera: An Historical Romance

Grand Opera: An Historical Romance (1978)

Movie
Director
11 x 14

11 x 14 (1977)

Movie
Director
One Way Boogie Woogie

One Way Boogie Woogie (1977)

Movie
Director
Chicago Loop

Chicago Loop (1976)

Movie
Director
9-1-75

9-1-75 (1975)

Movie
Self
The United States of America

The United States of America (1975)

Movie
Director
Michigan Avenue

Michigan Avenue (1974)

Movie
Director
8½ x 11

8½ x 11 (1974)

Movie
Director
I-94

I-94 (1974)

Movie
Director
Time and a Half

Time and a Half (1972)

Movie
Director
Did You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound?

Did You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound?

Movie
Writer
Memory/Lies

Memory/Lies

Movie
Director
3 Minutes on the Dangers of Film Recording

3 Minutes on the Dangers of Film Recording

Movie
Director
Cuba, an Historical Romance

Cuba, an Historical Romance

Movie
Himself
Maintenance

Maintenance

Movie

Ratings

Average 4.56
Based on 13.7 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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James BenningJames Benning

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1942-12-28 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Milwaukee, United States of America

Children
Sadie Benning

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
제임스 베닝, 제임스 배닝

Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship


This article uses material from Wikipedia.
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