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Benh Zeitlin

1982 - Today

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Benjamin Harold Zeitlin (; born October 14, 1982) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing and co-writing the 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, for which he received two Academy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benh Zeitlin is the 2,019th most popular film director (down from 2,018th in 2019), the 18,760th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,699th in 2019) and the 626th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Benh Zeitlin ranks 2,019 out of 2,041Before him are Nicholas Stoller, Lena Waithe, Amanda Kernell, Rohit Shetty, Lucky McKee, and Josh Trank. After him are Kabir Khan, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Vikram Bhatt, Vishal Bhardwaj, Remo D'Souza, and Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Benh Zeitlin ranks 1,238Before him are Koji Nakazato, Takashi Hirajima, Bobby Reynolds, Katie Greves, Nikolay Apalikov, and Andreas Ibertsberger. After him are Ri Han-jae, Hayato Sasaki, Francis Dickoh, Daisuke Yoneyama, Vladimir Potkin, and Reiko Nakamura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benh Zeitlin ranks 18,768 out of 20,380Before him are Alex Newell (1992), Mikal Bridges (1996), Michael McMillian (1978), McKayla Maroney (1995), Jharrel Jerome (1997), and Dave Dave (1976). After him are Candace Parker (1986), Johnny Pacar (1981), Kris Dunn (1994), Abbi Jacobson (1984), Olivia Holt (1997), and Nicole Parker (1978).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Benh Zeitlin ranks 626Before him are Lynn Shelton (1965), Jamie Babbit (1970), Jay Duplass (1973), Lena Waithe (1984), Lucky McKee (1975), and Josh Trank (1984). After him are Jordan Vogt-Roberts (1984), Dee Rees (1977), Robert Lorenz (2000), Don Hertzfeldt (1976), Charles Randolph (2000), and Tom Cross (2000).