Alan Berliner
BENITA
Format VOD
Original format digital
Year 2025
Language(s) English
Artist(s) Alan Berliner
Subtitles Spanish, French
Runtime 81 min
Films
BENITA (2025) 81’
Description
In this deeply intimate and haunting documentary, Alan Berliner posthumously collaborates with his friend and colleague, experimental New York City filmmaker Benita Raphan, who died by suicide during the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from Benita’s personal archive—films, notebooks, drawings, photographs, home movies, and over 40 hard drives—Berliner weaves the story of Benita’s life marked by brilliance, whimsy, and existential struggle. The film is an unflinching portrait of an artist’s mind, offering profound insights into the intersections of creativity, loneliness, and human resilience.