Louie Benkoil
Storyteller, Filmmaker, Artist

About
Hi, I’m Louie(he/him or they/them), a filmmaker and artist born and raised in NYC. I work with media including comics, live-action video, animation, found footage, and photography; I was also trained in classical voice at Fiorello H. Laguardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. In addition to taking on various roles in the film industry, I’ve worked as a dog trainer, pet sitter, and film & media teacher.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Electronic Arts from Bard College, where I studied with many wonderful professors including Sayeeda Moreno, Ephraim Asili, Kelly Reichardt, and Ed Halter.
I currently live in Jackson Heights, New York, where I love to cook, bake, tend to plants, and hang out with my neighbors.
Screenings and EXHIBITIONS
Jim Ottaway Theater, Bard College Senior Project Screening, 2022 – Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
WNET-13 Reel 13 live TV screening, 2020 – New York, NY
RIT ArtOut Exhibition, 2018 – Rochester, NY
Art.Write.Now. Exhibition, 2018 – Washington, D.C.
Scholastic Art and Writing National Gold Medal Exhibition, 2018 – New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibition, 2018 – New York, NY
Baryshnikov Arts Center, YoungArts Cinematic Arts Screening, 2018 – New York, NY
New World Center, National YoungArts Cinematic Arts Screening, 2018 – Miami, FL
ICP Imagemakers Exhibition, 2017 – New York, NY
Tribeca Film Festival Our City My Story, 2016 and 2017 – New York, NY