Benjamin Shearn’s work has played at Sundance, SXSW, Berlinale, Tribeca, BFI London, CPH:DOX, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, TIFF: Next Wave, Edinburgh, Outfest, MIFF, Beyond Fest, Sitges, ComicCon San Diego and the Frontieres Showcase at Cannes.

Shearn’s most recent film BY DESIGN premiered opening night of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT section, and a retrospective of his collaboration with filmmaker Amanda Kramer was featured at the 2022 Rotterdam Film Festival.

His work has been featured in PBS/Independent Lens, Filmmaker Magazine, Adobe, The Hollywood Reporter, AV Club, Variety, Sight & Sound, New York Times, The Guardian, Film Comment, L.A. Times, Senses of Cinema, Nowness, Mubi Notebook, Film Threat, Paste Magazine and Salon.

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