Joel Benjamin

Education

MFA, Animation, DePaul University

Biography

Transplanted to Chicago atop rampaging bison from northwest Iowa, Joel Benjamin is a filmmaker whose medium is exclusively animated films, shorts and features. Crafting work that ranges from narrative stories to non-narrative, experiential experiments, he revels in exploring different techniques—from drawn animation and experimental stop motion using an array of materials to cutting-edge 3D computer animation and even VR films. Always juggling multiple projects at once, his work—sometimes absurdly humorous, sometimes deeply emotional—has screened and won awards at festivals around the globe. And yes, he’s still very much in the business of moving things around pixel by pixel and perfecting that carpal tunnel.

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Recent Work