Benjamin Dickinson

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| birth_name =Benjamin Gerrish Dickinson

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| occupation =Film director, screenwriter

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| notable_works =Creative Control

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Benjamin Gerrish Dickinson is an American film director, screenwriter, and actor.

Career

Dickinson started as a music video director, a member of Waverly Films collective. He was shooting for LCD Soundsystem, Q-Tip, Reggie Watts, Killer Mike, and Yoko Ono.{{cite web

| url =https://www.liquor.com/articles/benjamin-dickinson/

| title =Film Director Benjamin Dickinson on Why Red Wine Makes People Chatty

| last =Bainbridge

| first =Julia

| date =2016-03-05

| publisher = Liquor

| access-date =2025-02-09}}{{cite web

| url =https://finalboss.io/interview-with-benjamin-dickinson

| title =An Exclusive Interview with Benjamin Dickinson, Director & Star of Creative Control

| last =Holmes

| first =John

| date =2019-09-16

| publisher = Final Boss

| access-date =2025-02-09}} His debut feature, First Winter, was released in 2012.{{cite web

| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/style/mariama-diallo-benjamin-dickinson-wedding.html

| title =Three Years Later, the Two Ran Off Together

| last =Mallozzi

| first =Vincent M.

| date =2021-09-17

| publisher = The NY Times

| access-date =2025-02-09}}{{cite web

| url =https://slate.com/culture/2016/03/new-movie-creative-control-stars-director-benjamin-dickinson-as-a-near-future-adman.html

| title =Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

| last =Ehrlich

| first =David

| date =2016-01-10

| publisher = Slate

| access-date =2025-02-09}}

In 2015 he directed a VR short Waves, screened at Sundance to a positive response from audience.{{cite web

| url =https://www.popsci.com/creative-control-director-on-our-augmented-life/

| title =‘Creative Control’ director on our augmented reality

| last =Giles

| first =Matt

| date =2016-03-11

| publisher = Popular science

| access-date =2025-02-09}}{{cite web

| url =https://www.wired.com/2015/12/virtual-reality-sundance-2016/

| title =Big Hollywood Is Getting Into the VR Game at Sundance

| last =Watercutter

| first =Angela

| date =2015-12-03

| publisher =Wired

| access-date =2025-02-09}}{{cite web

| url =https://screenanarchy.com/2016/02/sundance-2016-new-frontier-vr-round-up.html

| title =Sundance 2016: New Frontier VR Round-Up

| last =Aldrich

| first =Ryland

| date =2016-02-01

| publisher = Screenanarchy

| access-date =2025-02-09}}

His second feature, brought him a Special Jury Prize at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. The sci-fi movie shot in BW was praised by critics for strong visuals.{{cite web

| url =https://nofilmschool.com/2016/05/inside-directorial-manifesto-creative-control-director-benjamin-dickinson

| title =Inside the Directorial Manifesto of ‘Creative Control’ Director Benjamin Dickinson

| last =Anderson-Moore

| first =Oakley

| date =2016-05-13

| publisher = No Filmschool

| access-date =2025-02-09}}{{cite web

| url =https://www.vogue.com/article/creative-control-benjamin-dickinson-interview

| title =In Creative Control, Benjamin Dickinson Imagines the Very Near Future

| last =Felsenthal

| first =Julia

| date =2016-03-07

| publisher = Vogue

| access-date =2025-02-09}}{{cite web

| url =https://www.moviemaker.com/benjamin-dickinson-creative-control/

| title =Augmented Needs: Director Benjamin Dickinson Makes Technology Visceral in Creative Control

| last =Aguilar

| first =Carlos

| date =2023-01-31

| publisher = Moviemaker magazine

| access-date =2025-02-09}}

Filmography

| url =https://deadline.com/2016/03/sally-field-hello-my-name-is-doris-christopher-plummer-remember-helen-mirren-eye-in-the-sky-1201718695/

| title =Oscar-Winning Veterans Lead ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’, ‘Remember’ & ‘Eye In The Sky’: Specialty Preview

| last =Brooks

| first =Brian

| date =2016-03-11

| publisher = Deadline

| access-date =2025-02-09}}

  • 2014 – Super Sleuths (short);{{cite web

| url =https://www.slashfilm.com/527139/sxsw-midnights-lineup-includes-the-guest-bigfoot-film-exists-and-among-the-living/

| title =SXSW Midnights Lineup Includes 'The Guest,' Bigfoot Film 'Exists,' And 'Among The Living'

| last =Fischer

| first =Russ

| date =2014-02-05

| publisher = Slash Film

| access-date =2025-02-09}}

  • 2012 – First winter;
  • 2008 – The Scariest Show on Television (TV movie).

References