Producer | Cinematogapher

Two-time Emmy Award winner John Benam is a Baltimore-based filmmaker and cinematographer. He has over two decades of experience producing, directing, and shooting a wide variety of programming for an array of networks and collaborators. His latest documentary project ASSASSINS had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. His passion for social justice is evident in his critically acclaimed film CHARM CITY which revealed the complex world of community-police relations. That same year at Sundance, THIS IS HOME chronicled the plight of a Syrian refugee family as they navigated a new life in the United States. As Director of Photography on Netflix’s 2017 Emmy-nominated series THE KEEPERS, John created an authentic connection with the courageous survivors of abuse who trusted him to help bring their truth to the screen.