Meet Bill Benenson

Meet Bill Benenson

Bill Benenson (Director/Producer) is best known for his award-winning documentaries Dirt! The Movie, The Marginal Way, and Diamond Rivers. In addition to his recent The Hadza: Last of the First, Bill is currently working on a documentary about the search for a lost Pre-Columbian city in Central America using LIDAR technology, work for which he was awarded the prestigious Leading Global Thinkers Award from Foreign Policy magazine and garnered expansive media coverage.  His feature films include Boulevard Nights, The Lightship, A Walk on the Moon, Mister Johnson, and Who Bombed Judi Bari? Bill, who served in the Peace Corps in Brazil, is a passionate environmentalist and supporter of The Nature Conservancy, The Natural Resources Defense Council, Conservation International, Bioneers, RainForest Action Network, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Filmography
The Hadza: Last of the First (2014) (producer/director)
Who Bombed Judi Bari? (2012) (co-producer)
Suburban Kings  (2011) (executive producer)
Dirt! The Movie (2009) (producer/director)
Feathered Fan and Silken Ribbon (2009) (executive producer)
Trucker (2008) (executive producer)
Diminished Capacity (2008) (executive producer)
Watching the Detectives (2007) (executive producer)
Mister Johnson (1990) (executive producer)
A Walk on the Moon (1987) (executive producer)
The Lightship (1985) (producer)
Under the Volcano (1984) (development executive)
Boulevard Nights (1978) (producer)
Pumping Iron (1977) (development executive)
The Marginal Way  (1973) (producer/director)
Diamond Rivers  (1970) (producer/director)
Easter Island Rises (1970) (producer/director)

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