little boy

Forum 2025

“A film looking at the past to warn about the future, from a little boy’s point of view. A companion to American Dreams (lost and found) (1984)” – James Benning

by James Benning (Director)
with Johnan Jahromi, Alessandro Streccioni, Yusef Ferguson, Yuan Gao, Nelson De Los Santos, Calum Walter, Nathan Meier, James Benning USA 2025 English 74' Colour World premiere | Documentary form

With

Johnan Jahromi
Alessandro Streccioni
Yusef Ferguson
Yuan Gao
Nelson De Los Santos
Calum Walter
Nathan Meier
James Benning

Crew

Director

James Benning

Photos

Leo Černic

The Slovenian-Italian filmmaker and writer studied film and television directing at the University of Ljubljana and animation at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Turin. His work explores weird, quirky characters and their vulnerabilities, crafting stories that blend humour, emotions and absurdity.

Filmography (Filmography)

2022 Pentola; short film 2026 Cosmonauts; short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026