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Movie
Directing
Ben Steinbauer
- Born
- (age 49)
- Birthplace
- Wichita, Kansas, USA
- Credits
- 23 titles
Biography
Ben Steinbauer is a documentary director, producer and showrunner known for finding humor and humanity in unexpected places. His feature documentary Winnebago Man was called “one of the funniest documentaries ever made” by Michael Moore and named one of Roger Ebert’s favorite films of 2010. His most recent feature, Chop & Steele, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically by Drafthouse Films.
Steinbauer showran and directed the Hulu Original doc-comedy series High Hopes, executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, and directed all eight episodes of the CBS documentary series Pink Collar Crimes. His other work includes the Emmy-winning PBS series Stories of the Mind, the New York Times Op-Doc Slow to Show, and Heroes From the Storm, produced for Texas Monthly and selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Steinbauer is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award for Filmmaking and co-founder of the Austin-based, Emmy Award-winning production company The Bear. He also co-hosts Doc Walks, a podcast about documentary filmmaking, with filmmaker Keith Maitland.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Winnebago Man Film | Self |
Crew credits 23
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Next Tim Day Film | Director, Producer |
| TBA | Smile and the World Smiles with You Film | Director, Producer, Editor |
| 2024 | High Hopes TV | Director, Executive Producer (6 ep) |
| 2022 | Chop & Steele Film | Producer, Executive Producer, Director |
| 2019 | Siren Song Film | Director, Producer |
| 2018 | Pink Collar Crimes TV | Director (8 ep) |
| 2017 | Heroes from the Storm Film | Director, Producer |
| 2016 | The Superlative Light Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2016 | Slow to Show Film | Director |
| 2016 | Stories of the Mind TV | Director (5 ep) |
| 2015 | Booger Red Film | Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Bad Guy #2 Film | Producer |
| 2015 | Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story Film | Director, Producer, Camera Operator |
| 2013 | Documentary Subject Wanted with Rory Scovel Film | Director, Writer |
| 2012 | Make Your Mark TV | Producer (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Brute Force Film | Director, Producer |
| 2012 | Five Time Champion Film | Associate Producer |
| 2011 | Slacker 2011 Film | Director, Producer |
| 2010 | Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo Film | Camera Operator |
| 2010 | Winnebago Man Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2007 | The Flaming Lips: U.F.O's At The Zoo Film | Camera Operator |
| 2006 | Summercamp! Film | Editor, Associate Editor |
| 2005 | The Fearless Freaks Film | Additional Camera, Additional Editor |