Ben Hethcoat

Ben Hethcoat

History

Ben Hethcoat is an actor and independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He served as Director of Slamdance TV and Documentary Programmer for the Slamdance Film Festival for three years and helped discover many critically-acclaimed films which have found distribution through HBO, Showtime, Oscilloscope and The Orchard. His first documentary as a Director, DIY, is about the independent filmmaking process and features exclusive interviews with Christopher Nolan, Rian Johnson, and the Russo Brothers. In the summer of 2015, he participated in the American Storytellers Lab with Tribeca Film Institute and CNN Films for his ongoing documentary project about Dr. Thomas Noguchi, aka “The Coroner to the Stars.” Ben produced and starred in the award-winning short film THE BABYSITTER MURDERS which is currently on the film festival circuit. In addition to Producing, he has Assistant Directed numerous projects for NYU, The American Film Institute, UCLA and James Franco’s Rabbit Bandini Productions. His film collaborations have screened at top festivals worldwide (including: Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest, and Slamdance) and have been showcased on numerous outlets (including: Rolling Stone, Hulu, Funny or Die and IndieWire).

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Ben Hethcoat

Movies

The Mortuary Collection
The Mortuary Collection
The Killer
In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.
Show Yourself
Show Yourself
Travis
When his friend Paul dies unexpectedly, Travis heads into the woods to say goodbye. As Travis deals with his grief, and the way it has affected the relationships in his life, he starts to realize that he actually might not be alone in the woods. Curiosity turns to horror as Travis comes face-to-face with something both inexplicable and frighteningly familiar.
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
Director
A Short Doc About the Short Form & Anthologies
Post New Bills: The Story of Green Patriot Posters
Post New Bills: The Story of Green Patriot Posters
Associate Producer
A short documentary illustrating how art can influence public perception towards environmental issues. Green Patriot Posters is a highly acclaimed multimedia design campaign that challenges artists to deepen public understanding and ignite collective action in the fight against climate change. So far, it has reached five million people through print media, public space and digital culture. The film features interviews with key Green Patriot Posters contributors (Shepard Fairey, Michael Bierut, DJ Spooky, Mathilde Fallot) and its founders (The Canary Project, Dmitri Siegel).