James Benning Movies

  • 2009
    Ruhr

    Ruhr

    Ruhr

    6.62009HD

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

    Ruhr
  • 2016
    thinking of red

    thinking of red

    thinking of red

    02016HD

    A film by James Benning

    thinking of red
  • 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
  • 1974
    Michigan Avenue

    Michigan Avenue

    Michigan Avenue

    61974HD

    A narrative film concerning an investigation of two women in time and space, to the point where the investigation becomes the narrative.

    Michigan Avenue
  • 1984
    American Dreams (Lost and Found)

    American Dreams (Lost and Found)

    American Dreams (Lost and Found)

    7.21984HD

    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)
  • 2011
    After Warhol

    After Warhol

    After Warhol

    52011HD

    I just a did a film with my ‘Acting Bad’ class called After Warhol, where we watched a few of the Warhol screen tests and then mimicked...

    After Warhol
  • 2024
    Breathless

    Breathless

    Breathless

    02024HD

    "On November 28, 2023 I woke up early and drove down to the Upper Kern River. I came to film a tree. It's leaves were orange. The shot would be 87...

    Breathless
  • 2016
    Measuring Change

    Measuring Change

    Measuring Change

    5.72016HD

    Towards the end of 2015, James Benning made one of his occasional expeditions to Utah, to the place where Robert Smithson's colossal land-sculpture...

    Measuring Change
  • 1995
    Panama: Exploring the Panama Canal

    Panama: Exploring the Panama Canal

    Panama: Exploring the Panama Canal

    01995HD

    Exploring the Panama Canal is a fascinating journey through the land of mystery and adventure and the Canal that divides it. Through rare archival...

    Panama: Exploring the Panama Canal
  • 2010
    Faces 1973

    Faces 1973

    Faces 1973

    52010HD

    One of the films I remade was a film that used two faces in it from a short little three-minute film that I made for the Henry Mancini television...

    Faces 1973
  • 2018
    glory

    glory

    glory

    82018HD

    glory is a film about the present, about America and its history of abuse.

    glory
  • 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
  • 1989
    Used Innocence

    Used Innocence

    Used Innocence

    5.81989HD

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

    Used Innocence
  • 2010
    Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010

    Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010

    Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010

    02010HD

    Six soldiers wandering in search of enemies in the forest where they can't see an inch ahead. While gathering on the island to prepare Shakespeare's...

    Among Enemies: Jeonju Digital Project 2010
  • 2020
    Maggie's Farm

    Maggie's Farm

    Maggie's Farm

    02020HD

    The portrait of an art institution: James Benning explores the building and grounds of the California Institute of Art. Each image creates a tension,...

    Maggie's Farm
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2009
    Fire & Rain

    Fire & Rain

    Fire & Rain

    82009HD

    Fire & Rain
  • 2014
    FUCK ME (orange)

    FUCK ME (orange)

    FUCK ME (orange)

    02014HD

    A short film about femininity

    FUCK ME (orange)