Al Benoit is obsessed with filmmaking. Little did his grandma know that by taking him to the movies on Sundays as a kid, she would create a lifelong soldier of cinema. Al’s done more short films than anyone I’ve personally met and has made it clear he is going to make it in this career no matter what it takes. Some might say he already has, but if you ask him, he’s just getting started.

Timecodes:

0:02:45 | Backstory

0:05:36 | Directing at The Mill

0:08:07 | Performances Are Key

0:12:19 | How Do Actors Think?

0:15:54 | Making A Short Film: Process

0:25:56 | Getting Into Feature Films

0:39:16 | Al’s Top 3 Favorite Films

0:47:06 | The Last Blockbuster

0:49:49 | Directing Skillsets

0:54:33 | Writing is a Roadblock

0:59:08 | Finding Time to Write

1:00:48 | Success vs. Age

1:03:49 | Love the Cow Shit

1:08:43 | What Makes Good Editing?

1:19:26 | Editing His First Feature Film

1:24:49 | Outro