James Benning (film director)

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.

James Benning
Benning in 2012.
Born1942 (age 8182)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Years active1972 – present
Children1, Sadie Benning
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