James Benning

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The United States of America
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The United States of America

The United States of America 2022

The United States of America

A crisscross through the USA, carving it up into a series of static shots of just under two minutes, one for each state, presented ...
O Panama
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O Panama

O Panama 1985

O Panama

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, ...
Grand Opera: An Historical Romance
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Grand Opera: An Historical Romance

Grand Opera: An Historical Romance 1978

Grand Opera: An Historical Romance

Grand Opera marks a stock-taking of Benning’s work and his life, presenting a personal and artistic autobiography woven together with a ...
11 x 14
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11 x 14

11 x 14 1977

11 x 14

65 shots making up a cryptically alluded-to narrative: a lesbian couple’s Midwest travels, a hitchhiking young man’s journeys, the ...
casting a glance
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casting a glance

casting a glance 2007

casting a glance

Casting a Glance is a tribute to the American artist Robert Smithson. Between May 15 2005 and January 14 2007, I made 16 trips to the Spiral ...
Landscape Suicide
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Landscape Suicide

Landscape Suicide 1987

Landscape Suicide

Benning continues his examination of Americana in this film through the stories of two murderers. Ed Gein was a Wisconsin farmer and multiple ...
Nightfall
6.5
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Nightfall

Nightfall 2012

Nightfall

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
small roads
7.2

small roads

small roads 2011

small roads

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

The War 2012

The War

A new video work by American avant-garde filmmaker James Benning explores the videos of Russian activist/activist-art group Voina (“war”).
Stemple Pass
7.5

Stemple Pass

Stemple Pass 2012

Stemple Pass

Investigating another, deeply troubling facet of rugged American individualism, James Benning gives us four landscape shots containing a ...
Easy Rider
6.5

Easy Rider

Easy Rider 2012

Easy Rider

‘After doing a re-make of John Cassevetes’ “Faces” [1968], I decided to re-make another American classic, Dennis Hopper’s ...
BNSF
6.7

BNSF

BNSF 2013

BNSF

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

glory 2018

glory

glory is a film about the present, about America and its history of abuse.
Maggie’s Farm
7.0

Maggie’s Farm

Maggie's Farm 2020

Maggie’s Farm

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