Benh Zeitlin

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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.

14-10-1982

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Libra

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Place of Birth

14-10-1982

Birthday

Libra

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Place of Birth

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Give Me Liberty

When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, America's most segregated city, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get a group of elderly Russians to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a young black woman with ALS.

6.5

Year:

2019

Burning Cane

Set among the cane fields of rural Louisiana, Burning Cane follows a deeply religious mother struggling to reconcile her convictions of faith with the love she has for her troubled son.

5.7

Year:

2019

Brimstone & Glory

Tultepec, Mexico is known for just one thing: fireworks. The city manufactures more than half of all fireworks made in Mexico, a good percentage of which will be set off at the small town’s annual festival for San Juan de Dios.

5.5

Year:

2017