Lorenzo Benitez

Nov 28

Lorenzo Benitez is a Filipino-Australian filmmaker based in New York.

His award-winning and critically-acclaimed films, which include two features and several shorts, have been internationally streamed on Amazon Prime Video; programmed at the Maysles Documentary Center and Harvard University; nationally televised in Australia on the ABC; and theatrically exhibited in New York and Melbourne.

He has also produced videos for Fortune 500 brands, and has directed collaborators including exiled political activists and Emmy-nominated crew.

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Featured Work

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The Curve of the Earth

Lorenzo Benitez ventures to South America to meet a friend he had come to know only in writing. A film by Lorenzo Benitez.

Jaiveer Has a Day Job

Jaiveer writes code by day and produces electronic music by night. A film by Lorenzo Benitez.

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Q&A with Lorenzo Benitez

“At the height of the pre-vaccine pandemic, I was crashing on his sofa as a guest for a few weeks, and found his efforts to balance his day job and 'night job' while confined to his room relatable and amusing.”