Benh Zeitlin
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 14, 1982
- Place of birth
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Movies directed by Benh Zeitlin
- Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012 · ★ 6.8
- Wendy 2020 · ★ 5.7
- Glory at Sea 2008 · ★ 5.2
- Egg 2005 · ★ 7.0
- The Origins of Electricity 2006