Benh Zeitlin is a writer, director, composer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. His films include the four-time Oscar nominated BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD, WENDY, and the short GLORY AT SEA. He composes music for his own films and others such as BRIMSTONE & GLORY and MEDITERRANEA. He also works to help emerging filmmakers making 'impossible' projects through the Court 13 collective - producing on films such as BURNING CANE, GIVE ME LIBERTY, and NO KINGS.