ROBERT BENAVIDES
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
IATSE 600
FEATURES
BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST * Dir. Michael Rapaport - Sony Pictures
KREWS Dir. Hilbert Hakim - Code Entertainment
GARDEN PARTY Dir. Jason Freeland - Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate
NEVER GET OUTTA THE BOAT ** Dir. Paul Quinn - Blow Up Pictures
TRUE VINYL Dir. S.L.Falconer & Scott Hatley - Mistral Pictures
THICKER THAN WATER Dir. Richard Cummings JR. - Palm Pictures
SHORT FILMS (Partial List)
NON PLUSSED Dir. Craig Champion & Jon Boyer
SCRAMBLED EGGS Dir. Lorenzo Manetti
SOMETHING MORE Dir.Devon Gummersall
MEETING MR. JOHNSON Dir. Michael Rapaport
QUIET *** Dir. Sylvain White
GTA 2 Dir. Alex De Rakoff
HEART OF A DOG Dir. Jeremy Piven
PAULA Dir. George Tillman JR.
* OFFICIAL SELECTION - Sundance Film Festival 2011
Tribeca Film Festival 2011, LA Film Festival 2011, Sydney Film Festival 2011, Hot Docs Film Festival 2011, Sheffield Doc Fest 2011
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD BEST DOCUMENTARY - LA Film Festival 2011
** OFFICIAL SELECTION - Toronto International Film Festival 2002
WINNER: BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Florida Film Festival & Hollywood Black Film Festival 2003
WINNER: BEST INDEPENDENT FEATURE - Prism Awards 2003
WINNER: JURY PRIZE - Deep Ellum Festival 2003
*** GOLD SPECIAL JURY AWARD - World Fest Houston International Film Festival
DIRECTORS & COMMERCIALS - Partial List
JONATHAN BEKEMEIER Boston Market
SCOTT BIBO Kellogg’s, Camay
CRAIG CHAMPION Sylvania,Kodak, Burton Snowboards, Sobe, Cable TV, Portland Tribune
ALEX DE RAKOFF The Light Group/Bellagio Hotel
OZER FEYZIOGLU Vodafone
LARRY FRY Digital Divide PSA
TOM GATSOLOUIS Human Rights Campaign
GOLD EA Games
JOHN HUET Adidas, Intel
ICLAUDIUS Lifebouy, Biskuat
MURAD KUCUK Turkcell, Lipton
MONTY MIRANDA Adelphia, Comcast
BOBBY MONTERO Arizona Lottery, Victoria Beer
MAURICE MARABLE HBO “Making Carnivale” Promo
SCOTT RICE Shell, Subway
JORGE ROSALES El Pollo Loco, Bancomer
CRAIG TANIMOTO Quiznos, Snickers, Direct TV, Pine Sol, Dunk.net, Countrywide
Insurance, Alaska Airlines, Activision, FreeInternet.com, Infiniti, Seattle Film Festival
(AdCrtic Top 20), E Bike, Finnegans Irish Ale
CHARLES RICHARDS Dannon, Sinbo, TEB, Garanti Bank, Opet, SuperOnline
RODRIGO GARCIA SAIZ UNICEF, Jack in the Box, Weinerschnitzel, Yoplait
ROB SCHROEDER Kraft
DIRECTORS & MUSIC VIDEOS - Partial List
LEW BALDWIN Yoav
BRIAN BELETC Kurupt, Spooks
EVAN BERNARD Josh Wink
BISHOP & RUBIN WHITMORE DMX
JEFF BYRD Scarface, Too Short
CRAIG CHAMPION Kathy Fisher, South
NATHAN "KARMA" COX All That Remains
ALEX DE RAKOFF Ky Mani Marley
DAVY DUHAMEL D12
MOSES EDINBOROUGH One Chance
JASON GOLDWACH Dilated Peoples, Kool Keith, Heiroglyphics w/Goapele, Loot Pack
CARLOS PEREZ & JESSY TERRERO Daddy Yankee & Snoop Dogg
RASHIDI HARPER Murs, Brian McKnight w/Justin Timberlake, Something For The People
MURAD KUCUK Sila, Beduk, Emir, Emre Aydin, Nazli, Bengu, Ziynet, Kenan Dogulu
LIZ PHAIR Liz Phair
ANTHONY MANDLER 4th Avenue Jones
BEN MOR T.I. Best Rap Video Nominee “You Don’t Know Me” MTV’s VMA 2005
NICK QUESTED KRS-1, Mic Geronimo, Shaq,Ice Cube, KRS1 & B-Real. Killa Army,
O.C., Mos Def w/Q Tip & Tash. Twista
ESTEVAN ORIOL Cypress Hill, Tech N9ne
JEREMY RALL Chingy w/Trina & Jermain Dupri, Nappy Roots, Yukmouth
CHRIS ROBINSON Noreaga
NZIGHA STEWART Ying Yang Twins w/ Lil Jon, Fabolous, Javine
TIM STORY India Arie
SYLVAIN WHITE Benny Seigel w/ Cash Money