ALLENSWORTH


ALLENSWORTH by James Benning
USA 2022, Forum
© Courtesy of the artist and neugerriemschneider, Berlin

ALLENSWORTH by James Benning
USA 2022, Forum
© Courtesy of the artist and neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Crew
Director | James Benning |
Producer | James Benning |

James Benning
The director at the premiere.
ALLENSWORTH · Forum · Feb 24, 2023
James Benning

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1942, he studied film. He has been making films since 1972 and has created numerous art installations. Since 1977, James Benning has been a frequent guest at Berlinale Forum as well as at Forum Expanded, with works including 11 x 14 (2018) and United States of America (2022).
Filmography (selection)
1972 Time & A Half; 17 min. 1975 The United States of America; 25 min. 1977 11 x 14; 83 min., Berlinale Forum 1977 & 2018 · One Way Boogie Woogie; 60 min. 1979 Grand Opera. An Historical Romance; 90 min., Berlinale Forum 1980 1985 O Panama; 28 min., Berlinale Forum 1987 1986 Landscape Suicide; 95 min., Berlinale Forum 1987 1997 Four Corners; 80 min., Berlinale Forum 1998 1999 El Valley Centro; 90 min., Berlinale Forum 2002 2000 Los; 90 min., Berlinale Forum 2002 2002 Sogobi; 90 min., Berlinale Forum 2002 2004 13 Lakes; 133 min., Berlinale Forum 2005 · Ten Skies; 101 min., Berlinale Forum 2005 2005 One Way Boogie Woogie/27 Years Later; 120 min., Berlinale Forum 2006 2007 RR; 110 min., Berlinale Forum 2008 2009 Ruhr; 121 min. 2010 John Krieg Exiting the Falk Corporation in 1971; 71 min. 2011 Faces; 135 min. · Milwaukee/Duisburg; Installation, Berlinale Forum Expanded 2011 · Twenty Cigarettes; 99 min., Berlinale Forum 2011 · Small Roads; 103 min. 2012 Nightfall; 98 min. · Stemple Pass; 121 min., Berlinale Forum 2013 · Easy Rider; 95 min. · One Way Boogie Woogie 2012; 90 min. · BNSF; 194 min. 2014 Natural History; 77 min. · Farocki; 77 min. · Concord Woods; 121 min. 2015 American Dreams; 85 min. 2017 Untitled Fragments; 75 min., video installation, Berlinale Forum Expanded 2017 2018 L. Cohen; 45 min., video installation, Berlinale Forum Expanded 2018 2019 Maggie’s Farm; 84 min., Berlinale Forum 2022 United States of America; 98 min., Berlinale Forum · Allensworth; 65 min.