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Abner Benaim (Panamá, 1971) is a Panamanian film director, producer, screenwriter and plastic artist.
Abner Benaim is known for Plaza Catedral (2021), Ruben Blades Is Not My Name (2018) and Chance (2009).
- Director, Producer, Writer
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Jan 30, 2022 · Two of Abner Benaim ‘s films, documentaries “Invasion” (2014) and “Ruben Blades Is Not My Name” (2018), were Panamanian entries to the Oscars, but his “ Plaza Catedral ” is the first time a...
Jan 11, 2024 · Panama’s Abner Benaim, writer-director of Oscar shortlisted “Plaza Catedral,” and one of Central America’s most prominent filmmakers, has set its follow-up, “The Simple Life” (“La ...
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Dec 17, 2021 · Writer/director Abner Benaim is part of the new vanguard of filmmaking in Panama. His 2008 feature Chance was the first Panama production in 60 years; his 2014 documentary Invasion was the...
Dec 1, 2021 · The prescient portrayal of a society fractured by violence is Panama ’s submission for this year’s Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. As a co-production between Panama, Mexico...
Jun 17, 2022 · Plaza Catedral: Directed by Abner Benaim. With Ilse Salas, Fernando Xavier De Casta, Manolo Cardona, Marcos Bernal Lopez. The 42-year-old Alicia is a grief-stricken woman, a grief that has caused her to be estranged from society.
