Directing
Benjamín Naishtat
Born 1986-01-01
Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Department: Directing
Biography
Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986; Buenos Aires City) is an Argentine filmmaker. He graduated from film school in Buenos Aires in 2008. From 2009 to 2011 he took part in Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains' programme in France. He has made a variety of commissioned films in Argentina and in Cameroon. His work is shown internationally – his feature debut Historia del miedo/History of Fear (2014) world premiered in competition in Berlin. Rojo (2018) premiered in Toronto.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Benjamín Naishtat
TV
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The Bronze Garden
2017
TMDB3.7
Movie
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Rojo
2018
TMDB3.0
Movie
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Puan
2023
TMDB3.2
Movie
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The Virgin of the Quarry Lake
2026
TMDB2.9
Movie
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Less and Less
2010
TMDB3.0
Movie
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Ciudad deportiva
2016
TMDB0.0
Movie
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History of Fear
2014
TMDB3.0
Movie
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Glaxo
2026
TMDB0.0
Movie
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El malestar
2022
TMDB2.5
Movie
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Tromboneros
2021
TMDB0.0
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (42 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pedro en el país | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Pedro en el país | Screenplay | Movie | 2026 |
 | Glaxo | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Glaxo | Writer | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Virgin of the Quarry Lake | Writer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Puan | Writer | Movie | 2023 |
| Puan | Director | Movie | 2023 |
 | El malestar | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
| El malestar | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Tromboneros | Thanks | Movie | 2021 |
 | Rojo | Director | Movie | 2018 |
| Rojo | Screenplay | Movie | 2018 |
 | Miguel's Brother | Editor | Movie | 2018 |
 | A Local Kind Of God | Director | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Bronze Garden | Director | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Ciudad deportiva | Editor | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Movement | Director | Movie | 2015 |
| The Movement | Writer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Upa! 2: El regreso | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
| The Village | Editor | Movie | 2014 | |
 | History of Fear | Director | Movie | 2014 |
| History of Fear | Screenplay | Movie | 2014 |
 | Buenos Aires Rap | Editor | Movie | 2014 |
| Buenos Aires Rap | Writer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Collections | Writer | Movie | 2013 |
| Collections | Editor | Movie | 2013 |
| Collections | Producer | Movie | 2013 |
| Collections | Director | Movie | 2013 |
 | History of Evil | Director | Movie | 2011 |
| History of Evil | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
| History of Evil | Editor | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Game | Editor | Movie | 2010 |
| The Game | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| The Game | Writer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Less and Less | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | Short Stories 5 | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
| Short Stories 5 | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | We Were Fine | Director | Movie | 2008 |
| We Were Fine | Screenplay | Movie | 2008 |
 | El séptimo día | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
| Pobres pibes | Director | Movie | — | |
| Pobres pibes | Writer | Movie | — |