Benjamín Naishtat

January 1, 1986 · Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina

Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986; Buenos Aires City) is an Argentine filmmaker.

He graduated from film school in Buenos Aires in 2008. From 2009 to 2011 he took part in Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains' programme in France. He has made a variety of commissioned films in Argentina and in Cameroon. His work is shown internationally – his feature debut Historia del miedo/History of Fear (2014) world premiered in competition in Berlin. Rojo (2018) premiered in Toronto.

Often works with

Francisco Lumerman
4 titles together
Puan, History of Fear, The Movement
Mara Bestelli
3 titles together
Rojo, Puan, History of Fear
Andrea Frigerio
2 titles together
Rojo, Puan
Lola Banfi
2 titles together
Rojo, Upa! 2: El regreso
Marcelo Subiotto
2 titles together
Puan, The Bronze Garden
Julieta Zylberberg
2 titles together
Puan, The Bronze Garden

Full filmography · 17

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake
Writer
20265.7
Puan
Writer and Director
20236.4
El malestar
Writer
2022
Rojo
Director
20186.1
A Local Kind Of God
Director
2018
The Movement
Director and Writer
2015
Upa! 2: El regreso
cast
2015
History of Fear
Director
2014
Buenos Aires Rap
Writer
2014
Collections
Writer and Director
2013
History of Evil
Writer and Director
2011
The Game
Writer and Director
2010