Benjamín Naishtat

Director

Born: January 1, 1986 (40 years old)

Place of birth: Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina

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.

Filmography (9)

• Upa! 2: El regreso (2015, ★ 5.6)
• Less and Less (2010, ★ 6.1)
• The Game (2010, ★ 5.5)
• History of Fear (2014, ★ 5.9)
• The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (2025, ★ 5.9)
• The Movement (2015, ★ 6.7)
• The Bronze Garden (2017, ★ 7.4)
• Puan (2023, ★ 6.4)
• Rojo (2018, ★ 6)