About
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.
Filmography
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake2026 · Writer
Puan2023 · Writer, Director
El malestar2022 · Producer, Writer
Tromboneros2021 · Thanks
Rojo2018 · Director, Screenplay
Miguel's Brother2018 · Editor
A Local Kind Of God2018 · Director
Ciudad deportiva2016 · Editor
The Movement2015 · Director, Writer
The Village2014 · Editor
History of Fear2014 · Screenplay, Director
Buenos Aires Rap2014 · Editor, Writer
Collections2013 · Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
History of Evil2011 · Writer, Director, Editor
The Game2010 · Editor, Writer, Director
Short Stories 52009 · Writer, Director
We Were Fine2008 · Director, Screenplay
















