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
- 2021 – White devil (short);
- 2015 – Creative Control;{{cite web
| 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
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Category:American music video directors
Category:Film directors from California
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