Benjamin Howard (filmmaker)

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Benjamin Howard
Alma mater
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2015–present
Known for Riley
Notable work Deviant
FatherJohn Howard

Benjamin Howard is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and film editor who is known for the films Deviant (2018), Rendezvous (2021), and Riley (2023).

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Early life

Howard grew up in East County, San Diego, [1] graduating from Valhalla High School in 2013. [2] He received a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production / Directing at UCLA [3] after briefly attending SDSU. [4] His father John Howard is a sportscaster at KFMB-TV. [5]

Career

In 2017, Howard remade the music video for Do They Know It's Christmas? with developmentally disabled students. [6] His short film Deviant premiered in 2018 at Dances with Films [7] and won a Student Emmy Award in 2019. [8] Howard made the short film Rendezvous at UCLA, which screened at FilmOut San Diego LGBT Film Festival in 2022. [9]

Riley

Howard's debut film Riley premiered at Calgary International Film Festival and is an expansion of his short film Rendezvous. He based the story on his own experiences as a high school athlete trying to come out. [8] Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo at Manila Bulletin praised the film [10] and it won eight San Diego Film Awards. [5] [11]

Filmography

Short films
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2015ToastYesYesExecutive
2016The Final Days of Elliot MorrisonYesYesExecutive
No TeethYesYesExecutive
DisconnectYesYesYes
Sleep on ItYesYesExecutive
2017AdolescenceYesYesNo
2018 Deviant YesCo-writerCo-producer [7]
2019SnakeskinYesNoNo
2020ImmersionYesYesCo-producer
2021 We All Die Alone NoNoNoFirst assistant director
RendezvousYesYesCo-producer [9]
Feature films
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
2023 Riley YesYesYes
2024AdjunctNoNoExecutive

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