Benh Zeitlin

About Benh Zeitlin

Who is it?: Director, Writer, Composer
Birth Day: October 14, 1982
Birth Place:  Manhattan, New York, United States
Occupation: Filmmaker, composer, animator
Notable work: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Benh Zeitlin

Benh Zeitlin was born on October 14, 1982 in  Manhattan, New York, United States, is Director, Writer, Composer. Born in New York City and raised in Sunnyside, Queens and then Westchester County, Benh Zeitlin began his career as a film-maker at the tender age of 6 years 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.
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Popular As Benh Zeitlin
Occupation Director
Age 42 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born October 14, 1982 ( Manhattan, New York, United States)
Birthday October 14
Town/City  Manhattan, New York, United States
Nationality United States

🌙 Zodiac

Benh Zeitlin’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Benh Zeitlin was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

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Awards and nominations:

Zeitlin was the 2012 recipient of Smithsonian magazine's American Ingenuity Award in the Visual Arts category.

Biography/Timeline

2004

In 2004, Benh co-founded the Court 13 independent collection of filmmakers, named after a neglected Wesleyan University squash court that Zeitlin and his friends commandeered as a filming site. He and his younger sister Eliza moved to New Orleans while Benh was making his first short film, Glory at Sea, in 2008.

2012

Zeitlin was the 2012 recipient of Smithsonian magazine's American Ingenuity Award in the Visual Arts category.

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