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About BENTEN FILMS
We’re the first distribution label curated and run by film critics, ever passionate in bringing the best of independent and world cinema to the North American market. Benten is designed for cinephiles to uncover lost masterpieces and future classics, with an eye on overlooked gems that deserve greater recognition.
President and founder Andrew Grant is best known in the New York scene as “Filmbrain,” online editor of Like Anna Karina’s Sweater. Vice president Aaron Hillis is a freelance journalist for such outlets as The Village Voice, Premiere and IFC News. They live within blocks of one another in downtown Brooklyn.
For all general inquiries, including publicity, acquisitions, sales and support, please email us at news [at] bentenfilms [dot] com.