Ned Benson (born April 3, 1977) is an American filmmaker.
Biography
He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Columbia University in 2001.
Benson had a long-term relationship with
Jessica Chastain, but they broke up in 2010.
After working on
The Westerner, Benson made his directorial debut film
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. After Chastain asked questions about the background, Benson wrote another script devoted entirely to her perspective
and she joined the cast.
It was shot as two films simultaneously. They were premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival under the title
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and Her Benson later edited the films into one film
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The Weinstein Company had a limited release in September 2014.
On January 16, 2019, Benson and
Jac Schaeffer served as story writers for
Black Widow.
He was later replaced by
Eric Pearson.
Filmography
Short film
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| 2003 | Four Lean Hounds | | | |
| 2010 | The Westerner | | | |
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Feature film
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| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby | | | |
| 2021 | Black Widow | | | |
| 2024 | The Greatest Hits | | | |
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