Ned Benson – Director Filmography & Movies

Ned Benson (born April 3, 1977) is an American filmmaker.

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 T