Benh Zeitlin
- Director
- Composer
- Writer
Born in New York City and raised in Sunnyside, Queens and then
Westchester County, Benh Zeitlin began his career as a film-maker at
the tender age of 6 years when he and a friend made a Batman movie.
He continued making films as a child before attending Wesleyan
University, where he majored in film. After graduation, Benh spent a
summer in Prague working with a prominent animation artist. Returning
to the U.S., he worked in a private school in Manhattan helping
elementary students create short films.
