Benjamín Naishtat

Biography

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.

Known for

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2015	Upa! 2: El regreso
2010	Toujours moins
1999	El séptimo día

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Pobres pibes	Director
—	Pobres pibes	Writer
—	The Virgin of the Quarry Lake	Writer
2023	Puan	Writer
2023	Puan	Director
2022	El malestar	Producer
2022	El malestar	Writer
2021	Tromboneros	Thanks
2018	Rojo	Director
2018	Rojo	Screenplay
2018	A Local Kind Of God	Director
2018	Miguel's Brother	Editor
2017	The Bronze Garden	Director
2016	Ciudad deportiva	Editor
2015	The Movement	Director
2015	The Movement	Writer
2014	History of Fear	Screenplay
2014	History of Fear	Director
2014	The Village	Editor
2014	Buenos Aires Rap	Editor
2014	Buenos Aires Rap	Writer
2013	Collections	Editor
2013	Collections	Producer
2013	Collections	Writer
2013	Collections	Director
2011	History of Evil	Writer
2011	History of Evil	Director
2011	History of Evil	Editor
2010	The Game	Editor
2010	The Game	Director
2010	The Game	Writer
2009	Short Stories 5	Writer
2009	Short Stories 5	Director
2008	We Were Fine	Screenplay
2008	We Were Fine	Director