Ned Benson

He grew up in New York City then attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and Columbia University, where he graduated from in 2001 with a BA in English and Film. He has written and directed four short films including _Four Lean Hounds (2003)_ (qv), which he directed right out of Columbia, then _The Westerner (2010)_ (qv), and his other shorts _Yes (2011)_ and _Citation (2012)_, which were each made on a budget of five hundred dollars before directing his first feature. Aside from screenwriting and directing, he also writes for the theater including a play entitled "Remission". He spends his time between Los Angeles and New York.::HSB