James Benning (film director)
James Benning | |
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Benning in 2012. | |
| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Years active | 1972 – present |
| Children | 1, Sadie Benning |
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.