Video of the day. Trailer for "Cinéma de notre temps: James Benning and Richard Linklater"

Directed by Gabe Klinger, this new film takes a look at the unique friendship between Linklater and Benning. And baseball.
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It's hard not to be excited for this if you're a cinephile: Gabe Klinger has directed a documentary about the unlikely friendship between American filmmakers James Benning and Richard Linklater:

"In 1985, former oil rig worker Richard Linklater began a film screening society in Austin, Texas, that aimed to show classic art-house and experimental films to a budding community of cinephiles and filmmakers. Eventually incorporating as a nonprofit, the newly branded Austin Film Society raised enough money to fly in their first out-of-town invitee: Milwaukee native James Benning, visionary filmmaker, who was then based in New York. Accepting the invitation, Benning met Linklater and immediately the two began to develop a personal and intellectual bond, leading to future screenings and encounters."

Klinger has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to bring this project to completion and could use your support and attention. Needless to say, we're hungry for more footage of Benning and Linklater playing ball.

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