Summary
Benjamin Font is a Los Angeles–based freelance writer and filmmaker with a decade of experience crafting darkly comedic, character-driven stories across film, books, and mixed-media projects. He co-wrote Robert Schwartzman’s Dreamland (Tribeca; Orion Pictures) and made his feature directorial debut with Madness, Farewell, which he also wrote, produced, and co-starred in, while his short Greta premiered at the Boston Film Festival and Paris Film Art Festival. As founder of Luxurious Squalor Inc., NAN Collective, and micro-press The Poor House, he blends auteur creativity with entrepreneurial savvy to deliver original content and bespoke creative services. Author of ten books and an invited visiting filmmaker at Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA residency at CalArts, he bridges indie sensibilities and mainstream potential. Self-taught and originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, he brings a candid, raucous voice that turns personal neuroses into universally relatable material.Outside of filmmaking he’s known for a cyberpunk streak, an affinity for iOS, and a penchant for good red wine—small signals of a multidisciplinary artist who straddles storytelling and contemporary culture.
10 years of coding experience