Movies

  • 2020
    Dancing in the Street, 11 grados de separación

    Dancing in the Street, 11 grados de separación

    Dancing in the Street, 11 grados de separación

    02020HD

    After having shared a common experience in Cuba, twelve filmmakers say goodbye to return to their countries and make a pact: to make a collective...

    Dancing in the Street, 11 grados de separación
  • 2026
    Adulthood

    Adulthood

    Adulthood

    02026HD

    Made over 15 years, Adulthood is a feature composed of six short films, each chapter following a couple as they grow older without necessarily...

    Adulthood
  • 2022
    The United States of America

    The United States of America

    The United States of America

    5.52022HD

    A crisscross through the USA, carving it up into a series of static shots of just under two minutes, one for each state, presented alphabetically,...

    The United States of America
  • 2021
    From Bakersfield to Mojave

    From Bakersfield to Mojave

    From Bakersfield to Mojave

    02021HD

    A document of one of the most famous 66 miles of railroad track in the world including the Tehachapi Loop.

    From Bakersfield to Mojave
  • 2012
    One Way Boogie Woogie

    One Way Boogie Woogie

    One Way Boogie Woogie

    7.52012HD

    In summer 2011, James Benning returned to his hometown of Milwaukee to make a third version of his seminal 1977 film 'One Way Boogie Woogie'. In 1977...

    One Way Boogie Woogie
  • 2011
    Twenty Cigarettes

    Twenty Cigarettes

    Twenty Cigarettes

    32011HD

    Celebrated for his minimal, monumental landscape studies, James Benning turns to the intimacy of the portrait in his latest film, TWENTY CIGARETTES....

    Twenty Cigarettes
  • 2005
    One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later

    One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later

    One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later

    6.62005HD

    One half filmed in 1977, one half filmed 27 years later. Director combined the structural analysis of image and sound with fragments of a narrative...

    One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later
  • 1974
    I-94

    I-94

    I-94

    5.31974HD

    Intercourse between two people who never appear on the screen at the same time. An exploration of sex and male/female identities.

    I-94
  • 1972
    Time and a Half

    Time and a Half

    Time and a Half

    01972HD

    Twenty-four hours in the life of a factory worker.

    Time and a Half
  • 2009
    Ruhr

    Ruhr

    Ruhr

    6.62009HD

    Seven entirely static shots make up James Benning's quiet reflection on existence in the Ruhr Valley.

    Ruhr
  • 1985
    O Panama

    O Panama

    O Panama

    61985HD

    O Panama features a man confined to his apartment on a winter day as he suffers through an illness. Built on the polarity between hot and cold, the...

    O Panama
  • 1984
    American Dreams (Lost and Found)

    American Dreams (Lost and Found)

    American Dreams (Lost and Found)

    7.41984HD

    Scrolling excerpts from the diary of George Wallace's would-be assassin Arthur Bremer at screen bottom, Hank Aaron cards and ephemera from his entire...

    American Dreams (Lost and Found)
  • 2004
    Ten Skies

    Ten Skies

    Ten Skies

    7.22004HD

    An experimental film portraying different skies in very long takes.

    Ten Skies
  • 2017
    Readers

    Readers

    Readers

    4.52017HD

    Composed of just four shots in which Clara McHale-Ribot, Rachel Kushner, Richard Hebdige, and Simone Forti read quietly to themselves, the film...

    Readers
  • 1971
    Did You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound?

    Did You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound?

    Did You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound?

    101971HD

    In this short black and white study Benning uses dissolves, shifting camera angles and cross-fades to experiment with narrative structure.

    Did You Ever Hear That Cricket Sound?
  • 1989
    Used Innocence

    Used Innocence

    Used Innocence

    61989HD

    Using experimental narrative structure as his vehicle, Benning recreates the sensationalized and controversial circumstances surrounding Lorencia...

    Used Innocence
  • 2012
    Nightfall

    Nightfall

    Nightfall

    6.22012HD

    A stunning study of real-time light changing from day to night which was filmed in a forest high up in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains

    Nightfall
  • 2019
    daylight

    daylight

    daylight

    02019HD

    Benning's 18-minute study of moonfall in the morning sky-- A close cousin to his film "two moons". A lovely rendition of 'Moon River' accompanies the...

    daylight
  • 2018
    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    02018HD

    This three-channel video installation by James Benning shows three scenes from David Wark Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation (1915). The...

    Birth of a Nation
  • 2013
    Coming to Terms

    Coming to Terms

    Coming to Terms

    7.22013HD

    One day, father makes a shocking decision in a family gathering. The family disagrees with it and against him in the very beginning. However, they...

    Coming to Terms