James Benning Movies

James Benning watches tv with a young girl.

Filmed on November 21 and 22, 2018 in Valencia, California. A gibbous and full moon rising.

One man's journey through the American landscape as he has experienced it since the 1950s.

A document of one of the most famous 66 miles of railroad track in the world including the Tehachapi Loop.

'After doing a re-make of John Cassevetes’ "Faces" [1968], I decided to re-make another American classic, Dennis Hopper’s "Easy Rider"...

A three hour shot containing light, dark, and a BNSF train in the desert.

The Surrealist, "Exquisite Corpse" was a French Café parlor game. "Exquisite Moving Corpse" is more of an artist chain letter. 60 artists...

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...

Twenty-two minute tracking shot through campgrounds in Southern Wisconsin

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

Named after the Shoshonean word for "Earth", this is the third and final part of Benning's "California Trilogy" and his approach to the Californian...

Except for some additional ambience, the entire sound track of this film has been taken (without permission) from: Ernesto Che Guevara, the Bolivian...

Stills from a trip in Cuba.

In this short black and white study Benning uses dissolves, shifting camera angles and cross-fades to experiment with narrative structure.

Filmed in Sierra Nevada, just like Benning's Spring Equinox, but this time during a different season. Consists of static shots of the actual...

Sixty one-minute shots with no camera movement. This tension between painterly and cinematic space is not only experienced as an intellectual...

Made over 15 years, Adulthood is a feature composed of six short films, each chapter following a couple as they grow older without necessarily...

Lengthy static shots of various backroads, smaller interstates, quieter roads, and lonely highways.

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

Four landscape shots containing a replica of Ted Kaczynski’s cabin, one shot per season. On the soundtrack, Benning reads extracts from...