we are a modern laundry (2024; dir. Benny Rendell)

in a drab laundry room, two strangers meet. beauty, connection, and clean clothes ensue.

starring: leo lion, adam burby
original concept: leo lion
written and directed: benny rendell

Foucault's Trip (2023; dir. Benny Rendell)

An animated short in which the famous French philosopher drops acid in Death Valley.

Directed, animated, and edited by Benny Rendell

L'Esprit De L'Escalier (2023; dir. Benny Rendell)

An experimental short film devised by Fae Leonard-Mann, Ace Ramsey & Benny Rendell

Starring Fae Leonard-Mann & Ace Ramsey
Poem written and performed by Azalea Rusillon
Directed, shot and edited by Benny Rendell
Music composed and performed by Gerry Leonard

Woman's Troubles (2022; dir. Benny Rendell

A short film about a a young woman lost in the woods of the 1890s West, who must fight the twin foes of unforgiving nature and patriarchal cruelty.

Starring: Azalea Rusillon and Benny Rendell.
Written, edited and directed by Benny Rendell
Original Song: "Lost One" written and performed by Donna Lewis, music by Archie Lewis-Harris
Thanks to: Samina Akbari, Caroline Roland-Levy, Joanne Rendell, Ron Nyswaner, Sam Cristler, and Bradley Lewis.

The Stimulant (2022; dir. Benny Rendell)

"It's not a story the Jedi would tell you." Made over a weekend by two passionate Star Wars fans, this short film shows a Jedi finding a pathway to the Force "that some would consider to be unnatural..."

Written, edited and directed by Benny Rendell
Original Score: Archie Lewis-Harris
Cast: Archie Lewis-Harris and Benny Rendell

Hamlet's The Mousetrap (2021; dir. Benny Rendell)

For a stage production of Hamlet, members of New Genesis Productions (with Mirror Up to Nature Films) made this short film that screened during performances as the play-within-the-play, "The Mousetrap."

Shot, edited and directed by Benny Rendell
Costume and Masks: Azalea Rusillon
Starring: Maggie Heenan, Azalea Rusillon, and Fae Leonard-Mann

Pong (2021; dir. Benny Rendell)

Chickens come home to roost in this dark comedy about the dangers of sport rage and ego on the court. Selected for the 2022 NYU Sports Film Festival.

Written, edited and directed by Benny Rendell
Original score by Archie Lewis-Harris
Cast: Benny Rendell, Robo-Pong
Thanks to Gay Abel-Bay, Samina Akbari, Ron Aja, Lesley Sawhill

Hurly Burly (2020; dir. Benny Rendell)

Selected for the 2020 Austin and Woodstock Film Festivals and "Highly Commended" by the 2020 Shakespeare Shorts Competition, "Hurly Burly" is a dark comedy about an ambitious actor in a teen Shakespeare troupe who receives a prophecy from a trio of mysterious stage hands about who will play the next leading role.

Written, edited and directed by Benny Rendell
Cinematography by Zoe Frances Harvey and Asha Lee
Original score by Archie Lewis-Harris
Cast: Jake Heenan, Maggie Heenan, Archie Lewis-Harris, Benny Rendell, Mary Kunicki, Azalea Rusillon, Lucca Lofaro, Georgia Dedolph, Fae Leonard Mann, and Zoe Frances Harvey

COVID PSA (2020; dir. Benny Rendell)

Following NYU's call for public service announcements to raise awareness and change behaviors around COVID-19, Benny Rendell shot, directed and starred in this PSA inspired by Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. It was chosen as one of the five winners by a panel of experts from NYU's Global Public Health and artist faculty members from Tisch School of the Arts, Tandon School of Engineering, and Steinhardt School.

Written, shot, edited, and directed: Benny Rendell
Original score: Archie Lewis-Harris
Cast: Benny Rendell

School Night (2019; dir. Benny Rendell)

"School Night" is a short film about a teen girl who, when her older brother goes missing, must delve into her town and family's dark secrets. The film was recently selected for selected for the 2019 New Filmmakers NY Film Festival and the 2019 All American High School Film Festival.

Written, edited and directed by Benny Rendell
Cinematography by Leo Lion
Original score by Archie Lewis-Harris
Cast: Zoe Harvey, Benny Rendell, Robert Burke Warren, Mary Kunicki, and Brandon Sawhill-Aja

Sister (2017; dir. Benny Rendell)

"Sister" is about a tween alien on the run who finds sisterhood in a small town in upstate New York; while her outer-space captors are closing in. Directed, edited, and written by Benny Rendell, original score by Archie Lewis-Harris, and starring Fae Leonard-Mann as Sister. The short film has been selected for the 2017 Woodstock Film Festival, as well as the 2017 All American High School Film Festival and the 2017 New Filmmakers NY Festival.

Written and directed by Benny Rendell
Original score by Archie Lewis-Harris
Cast: Fae Leonard Mann, Zoe Frances Harvey, Georgia Dedolph, Maggie Heenan, Maia Weiss, Phoebe Ramaty, Jake Heenan, Archie Lewis-Harris, Benny Rendell, Memphis Bernstein Collins, Max Mielcarek, Maxwell Barnes, Rowan Dedolph, Brandon Sawhill-Aja, and Anna Von

Cracked (2016; dir. Benny Rendell)

Cracked is a short film about a teen boy whose conspiracy theories might not be as far-fetched as they first seem. The film was selected for the 2016 Woodstock Film Festival and won a Gold Key in the 2017 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Written and directed by thirteen year old Benny Rendell
Cinematography by Leo Lion
Music by Spooky Ghost
Cast: Jack Warren, Dante Kanter, Daniel Zuzworsky, Ayun Halliday, Robert Warren, and Bradley Lewis