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Benh Zeitlin Reflects On Giving Seven Years Of His Life For ‘Wendy’ [Interview]

February 27, 2020 10:08 am

With less than 24 hours before its theatrical debut, the reviews for Benh Zeitlin's "Wendy" are decidedly mixed. That's slightly unfortunate because out of the 25 or so films I saw at the 2020 Sundance Film Fe...

Benh Zeitlin Crafts Another Wondrous World With ‘Wendy’ [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 26, 2020 7:30 pm

Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – He still has that same eye. It’s been eight years since Benh Zeitlin became a cinephile phenomenon with “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and in that unusually long period, the New Orleans based ...

‘Wendy’ Trailer: ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ Director Benh Zeitlin Reimagines The Peter Pan Story In His New Film

Charles Barfield

November 6, 2019 12:21 pm

News, Trailers

All you need to really know about the upcoming fantasy drama, “Wendy,” is that its a riff on the classic Peter Pan story as told by filmmaker Benh Zeitlin. If you’re familiar with the story and are familiar wit...

‘Wendy’ First Look: ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild’ Filmmaker Returns After Years Away With His Peter Pan Reimagining

Charles Barfield

October 17, 2019 12:28 pm

News

Normally, when a filmmaker steps away for almost a decade, it’s at a point in their career when they’ve established themselves and are perfectly fine being away from the industry. However, in the case of direct...

‘Brimstone & Glory’ Trailer: Benh Zeitlin Presents An Explosive New Documentary

Kevin Jagernauth

September 5, 2017 3:00 pm

News, Trailers

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It's been five years since director Benh Zeitlin broke out with "Beasts Of The Southern Wild," and while we patiently await his next film, he's been trying his hand at producing. A couple years back he put his ...