James Benning
1942–
Introduction
James Benning (born 1942) 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). He is known as a minimalist filmmaker.
Wikidata identifier
Q1680032
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Roles
Artist, cinematographer
ULAN identifier
500090392
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