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Bill Benz is known for The Nowhere Inn (2020), Twisted Metal (2023) and At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017).
- Director, Producer, Editor
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Sep 16, 2021 · This riff on the conundrum of the stage persona is written by and stars two rock stars: Carrie Brownstein (of Sleater-Kinney) and Annie Clark, a.k.a. St. Vincent, working with director Bill...
Feb 29, 2024 · Bill Benz’s “A Time for Men” is a social comedy that places two unsuspecting gay men in a hive of far-right male activism. Director/Editor: Bill Benz. Writer: Arne Gjelten.
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- Chance Meeting
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Cianfrance met Darius Marder at a children’s birthday party in Brooklyn in 2008. “I had just gotten back from shooting on Metalhead, and in the first moments of our first conversation, we talked about this story of the drummer,” says Cianfrance. The two men, who are both now in their mid-40s, hit it off. Marder had just made documentary feature Loo...
It did not help that Sound Of Metal was hardly the easiest sell. “Hollywood didn’t want to hear about two things — heavy metal and deaf people,” says Marder. “Hollywood loves to pat itself on the back for representing this, that or the other, but when you’re trying to do it, man, it got no love. It was the end of a conversation before it even began...
Ahmed spent seven months preparing for the role, learning American Sign Language and how to drum — a commitment that might not have been matched by another actor. With rising UK star Olivia Cooke also on board, and Mathieu Amalric in a small role towards the end of the film, Sound Of Metal secured financing and moved towards a summer 2018 shoot, ne...
Sep 16, 2021 · The Nowhere Inn: Directed by Bill Benz. With St. Vincent, Ezra Buzzington, Toko Yasuda, Chris Aquilino. St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, but when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.
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- Comedy, Drama, Horror
- Bill Benz
- 2021-09-16
Bill Benz is an LA based comedy director who got his start editing and then directing on Portlandia and Kroll Show before going on to direct multiple episodes of At Home With Amy Sedaris, Detroiters, Twisted Metal, Son of Zorn, Nick Kroll's Netflix special Little Big Boy, Man Seeking Woman, Lady Dynamite, Nora From Queens, Miracle Workers, and ...
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Bill Benz’s “A Time for Men” is a social comedy that places two unsuspecting gay men in a hive of men's rights activism. With their QR Code flyers in hand, Todd and Nathan arrive to an industrial warehouse with techno music blasting.
