Bentley Brown

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Bentley Brown is a filmmaker whose work revolves around transnational identity and belonging. He holds a PhD in Emergent Technologies and Media Arts Practices from the University of Colorado - Boulder.

Most Popular Bentley Brown Trailers

Total trailers found: 13

Set Pieces Trailer (2024)

18 August 2024

Seaside fireworks, a march to the US-Iran game, and Souk Waqif festivities all make up a series of vignettes from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Behind the Sun Trailer (2023)

01 May 2023

Through metaphor, biography and stunning NASA footage, filmmaker Bentley Brown presents us with a very personal filmic essay that explores a failed relationship and sweeping societal changes in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Revolution from Afar Trailer (2020)

23 January 2020

Sudanese-American poets and musicians engage in performances and a conversation around third culture identity and the revolution in Sudan, from which they have been physically cut off.

First Feature Trailer (2018)

20 July 2018

Working underground in the year before the legalization of cinema in Saudi Arabia, a team of mostly women makes its first feature film.

Black Mouse Trailer (2022)

20 April 2022

Residents of Tripoli, Lebanon, reckon with the legacy of an abandoned architectural monstrosity.

The Great Muse Trailer (2018)

07 October 2018

Nawaf, a high-school graduate in Saudi Arabia is under pressure to pick a college major. While everyone tells him what they think is best for him, he roams the city in search for an answer of his own.

Oustaz Trailer (2016)

14 February 2016

After the death of his Arabic teacher, an American-born filmmaker in the northern African country of Chad revisits home videos to explore the moment they started making movies together.

Captain Majid Trailer (2009)

04 April 2009

Majid fights his own coach for Faiza's heart and the dream of playing international football.

VHS Tape Replaced Trailer (2022)

05 December 2022

Set in 1987, a young black Saudi man attempts to impress a girl by mimicking the music video of Crown, an iconic singer from that time.

The Physical Properties of Coffee Trailer (2019)

20 June 2019

A young writer roams the streets of Jeddah in search of an ending to his novel about parallel worlds.

Guardian of the Well Trailer (2025)

28 February 2025

Severe drought in Chad is the context for this exploration of climate emergency told through immersive sound and visceral thirst.

Your Manners Are Behind You Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

A young Chadian goes to Lybia to seek his fortune, but comes home empty handed.

Faisal Goes West Trailer (2013)

12 January 2013

When he makes a mistake that sends his family into a financial crunch, Faisal abandons his dreams of American university to work on a chicken farm.