Director

Benh Zeitlin

Directing

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12

TMDB ID: 223516

IMDb ID: nm1022455

Known for: Directing

Born: October 14, 1982

Age: 43

Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2021

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 6.52

Wikidata: Q555180

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Director (4)Executive Producer (2)Music (2)Original Music Composer (1)Producer (1)Thanks (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Born in New York City and raised in Sunnyside, Queens and then Westchester County, Benh Zeitlin began his career as a filmmaker at the tender age of 6 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.