A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Edgar Benson
Birthplace:
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Born:
April 3, 1977
Ned Benson (born April 3, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2001. Benson had a long-term relationship with Jessica Chastain, but they broke up in 2010. After working on The Westerner, Benson made his directorial debut film, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. After Chastain asked questions about the background, Benson wrote another script devoted entirely to her perspective, and she joined the cast. It was shot as two films simultaneously. They were premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival under the title The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her.Benson later edited the films into one film, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them, which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The Weinstein Company had a limited release in September 2014. On January 16, 2019, Benson and Jac Schaeffer served as story writers for Black Widow. He was later replaced by Eric Pearson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ned Benson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Director:
2003 Four Lean Hounds
2010 The Westerner
2010 Yes
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2024 The Greatest Hits
Producer:
2003 Four Lean Hounds
2010 The Westerner
2010 Yes
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2024 The Greatest Hits
Story:
2003 Four Lean Hounds
2010 The Westerner
2010 Yes
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2021 Black Widow
2024 The Greatest Hits
Writer:
2003 Four Lean Hounds
2010 The Westerner
2010 Yes
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2021 Black Widow
2024 The Greatest Hits
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