Ben Steinbauer Last updated March 15, 2025 Early life and education Steinbauer graduated from Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma , in 1995. He then earned a B.A. in Theatre and Film from the University of Kansas in 2001, [ 6] where he sits on the Professional Advisory Board of KU Film. [ 7]
While attending college, Steinbauer began his filmmaking career by producing documentaries and music videos for Forty Minutes of Hell, Everest, and The Danny Pound Band. [ 8] In 2002, he was a camera operator and editor on Bradley Beesley 's documentary The Fearless Freaks , that focused on the band The Flaming Lips . [ 9] [ 10]
In 2004, Steinbauer enrolled in the graduate film program at the University of Texas at Austin . [ 11] His pre-thesis film, The Next Tim Day , received the Best Documentary Award at Cinema Texas. [ 12] In 2006, he was awarded a Princess Grace Award for Filmmaking for his graduate thesis film, [ 13] which developed into the documentary Winnebago Man (2009). [ 14]
Career After completing his studies, Steinbauer served as a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin [ 15] and was named 'Teacher of the Year' by the Moody College of Communications . [ 16]
His documentary, Winnebago Man premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in 2009 [ 17] and was theatrically released in the U.S. and Canada in 2010. [ 18] [ 19] The documentary received praise from Michael Moore [ 20] and Roger Ebert . [ 21]
Steinbauer directed the short documentary Brute Force (2012), [ 22] which premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2012. [ 23] In 2012, he co-directed Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story (2015) with Bradley Beesley . [ 24] The short premiered at SXSW in 2015 [ 25] and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. [ 26] Steinbauer produced and directed the short documentary The Superlative Light (2016), [ 27] which was shot in both traditional 2D as well as in virtual reality (VR), [ 28] and premiered at the SXSW in 2016. [ 29] [ 30] It was also featured in Short of the Week . [ 31] Steinbauer directed 5 episodes of the PBS series Stories of the Mind in 2016. [ 32] His 2016 documentary, Slow To Show , was acquired by The New York Times [ 33] and was a Vimeo Staff Pick. [ 34]
After Hurricane Harvey , Steinbauer worked with Texas Monthly to make Heroes From the Storm (2017), [ 35] which was a Vimeo Staff Pick [ 36] and selected for the U.S. State Department's American Film Program . [ 37] In 2018, Steinbauer directed eight episodes of the CBS comedic docuseries Pink Collar Crimes , [ 38] hosted by Marcia Clark . [ 39] Steinbauer's documentary Siren Song, which he co-directed with Berndt Mader, premiered at the 2019 Austin Film Festival . [ 40]
Steinbauer's feature-length comedy documentary Chop & Steele , co-directed with Berndt Mader, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022. [ 2] The film features Howie Mandel , David Cross , Reggie Watts , and Bobcat Goldthwait and was released theatrically by Drafthouse Films in spring 2023. [ 41]
Steinbauer was the director of the Hulu Original comedy series, High Hopes .
Steinbauer co-owns the production company The Bear , founded in 2007, with writer and director Berndt Mader. [ 42] [ 43]
Filmography Winnebago Man (2009) Slacker 2011 (2011)Brute Force (2012)Documentary Subjects Wanted (2013)Calls To Okies: The Park Grubbs Story (2015)Slow To Show (2016)Stories of the Mind (2016, 5 episodes)The Superlative Light (2016)Heroes From the Storm (2017) Pink Collar Crimes (2018, 8 episodes)Siren Song (2019)Chop & Steele (2022) High Hopes (2022, 6 episodes)References ↑ Mack, Andrew (March 15, 2023). "CHOP & STEELE Exclusive: First Look at Trailer And Poster For 'Fantastic Fest Presents' Series Doc" . ScreenAnarchy . Retrieved June 17, 2024 . 1 2 "Chop & Steele | 2022 Tribeca Festival" . Tribeca . Retrieved July 21, 2022 . ↑ Thompson, Jaden (April 2, 2024). " 'High Hopes' Trailer: Budtenders Smoke, Flirt and Try to Stay Sober on the Job in Jimmy Kimmel-Produced Reality Series (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved June 17, 2024 . ↑ Sims, Robert. "Interview: Director Ben Steinbauer and co-director Berndt Mader, 'Chop & Steele' " . Lights Camera Austin . KOOP-FM . Retrieved June 17, 2024 . ↑ Shirley, Ellison (January 1, 2024). "20 Must See CBS Documentaries to Watch outside USA on Paramount Plus" . ScreenBinge . Retrieved June 18, 2024 . ↑ "Alumni News" . KU Film & Media Studies . Vol. 10, no. 3. November 2019. ↑ "Professional Advisory Board" . film.ku.edu . Retrieved June 20, 2024 . ↑ "Free State Film Festival Featured Films by Alumni" (PDF) . Department of Film & Media Studies . Vol. 2, no. 8. May 2012. p. 19. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Beaudoin, Jedd (May 10, 2019). "Laces Loose: Creative. Naïve. Inspired" . KMUW-FM . Retrieved February 26, 2024 . ↑ Gerhard, Susan (August 2, 2010). " 'Winnebago Man' Hits the Road" . SF360 . Retrieved February 26, 2024 . ↑ "RTF at SXSW 2016" . Radio, Television and Film. University of Texas . February 2, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2024 . ↑ "County Lines for March 12 2009" . The Daily News . Galveston, TX. March 12, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2024 . ↑ "Award Winners" . Princess Grace Foundation-USA . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Verini, Bob (April 30, 2014). "Variety's Mentor of the Year: Paul Stekler Champions Cinematic Risk-Taking" . Variety . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Olsen, Mark (July 18, 2010). "Indie Focus: 'Winnebago Man' " . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Weisberg, Sam (April 29, 2013). "Ben Steinbauer and Jack Rebney" . Screen Comment . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "2009 SXSW Film Festival Announces Complete Line-Up" . /Film . February 2, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Honeycutt, Kirk (July 9, 2010). " 'Winnebago Man' a peculiar stalking documentary" . Reuters . Retrieved February 25, 2024 . ↑ Brody, Richard (August 28, 2020). "Winnebago Man" . The New Yorker . Retrieved February 26, 2024 . ↑ Jones, Kimberly (July 24, 2009). "The Love Connection: Michael Moore hearts Austin and two of its funniest filmmakers, Bob Byington and Ben Steinbauer" . The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "The Best Films of 2010" . Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2012 . Andrew McMeels Publishing. December 6, 2011. p. 677. ISBN 9781449408138 . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "Winnebago Man director Ben Steinbauer on his new music film" . MusicFilmWeb . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "BRUTE FORCE" . SXSW Schedule 2012 . Retrieved June 20, 2024 . ↑ "Call of doodie- new film reminisces about the lost art of prank calling" . Oklahoma Gazette (35): 59. August 27, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story SXSW 2015 Event Schedule" . SXSW Schedule 2015 . Retrieved June 21, 2024 . ↑ CALLS TO OKIES: The Park Grubbs Story . The Bear. February 27, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via Vimeo. ↑ The Superlative Light - Trailer . The Bear. March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via Vimeo. ↑ Renovitch, James (March 11, 2016). "Making VR Look Good" . The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved June 22, 2024 . ↑ "The Superlative Light - SXSW 2016 Event Schedule" . SXSW . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "Interview: Ben Steinbauer, director, "The Superlative Light" " . Lights Camera Austin . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "The Superlative Light" . Short of the Week . December 14, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2024 . ↑ Stories of the Mind (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb . Retrieved February 11, 2025 – via www.imdb.com. ↑ Steinbauer, Ben (July 13, 2016). "Opinion Slow to Show" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved June 22, 2024 . ↑ SLOW TO SHOW . The Bear. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2024 – via Vimeo. ↑ "Heroes from the Storm: Stories of the Texas Spirit After Hurricane Harvey" . Texas Monthly . December 19, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2024 . ↑ "Vimeo Staff Picks on Vimeo" . Vimeo . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "Heroes From The Storm" . American Film Showcase . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "Ben Steinbauer Commits Some Pink Collar Crimes: Winnebago Man director on his new CBS true crime show" . The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Dehnart, Andy (July 27, 2018). "How Pink Collar Crimes is trying to reinvent the true crime series" . reality blurred . Retrieved June 23, 2024 . ↑ "Texas Films at the 2019 Austin Film Festival" . gov.texas.gov . Retrieved June 23, 2024 . ↑ Carey, Matthew (March 11, 2023). "Drafthouse Films Acquires Documentary 'Chop & Steele' About "Legendary Showmen" Who Created The Found Footage Festival; Sets April Double Feature Release" . Deadline . Retrieved February 26, 2024 . ↑ "Team" . The Bear . Retrieved February 26, 2024 . ↑ "Studio" . The Bear . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ↑ "Film News: And the rest ..." The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "The strange story of 'The World's Angriest RV Salesman' " . MPR News . September 24, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "Action Heroes - The best emerging Texas filmmakers of 2009" . Texas Monthly . April 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (April 5, 2009). "Sarasota's top prizes go to The Maid, Winnebago Man" . ScreenDaily . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (June 17, 2009). "Revenant takes CineVegas audience prize" . ScreenDaily . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ↑ Jones, Kimberley (August 4, 2009). "Making Good in Michigan" . The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ↑ "Winnebago Man" . Kino Lorber . Retrieved January 3, 2020 . ↑ "Winnebago Man (2009)" . IDFA Archive. IDFA . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ↑ MBI (May 9, 2013). "Fav docs of Sheffield Doc/Fest's programmer" . The Knowledge Online . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ↑ "2010 Awards" . Austin Film Critics Association . Archived from the original on September 23, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "2012 Awards" . Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema . Retrieved November 10, 2019 . ↑ "2012" (PDF) . New Media Film Festival . Retrieved November 10, 2019 .
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