Look Closer: The Rise and Fall of Robert Benfer (2018)

(0) based on 0 votes
In 2013, online clay animator Robert Benfer scammed hundreds of fans out of thousands of dollars and has continued to become less of the independent film icon he used to be, though his unique influence on video creators remains to this day. This film not only sheds light on how Benfer's films impacted young filmmakers, but also how a talented independent artist can fall from grace no matter how obscure they are.
Directors
Release Date
Dec 10, 2018
Runtime
00h 46m
Genre
Available in streaming on
For now, we have not found any platform that offers this movie in streaming...

In 2013, online clay animator Robert Benfer scammed hundreds of fans out of thousands of dollars and has continued to become less of the independent film icon he used to be, though his unique influence on video creators remains to this day. This film not only sheds light on how Benfer's films impacted young filmmakers, but also how a talented independent artist can fall from grace no matter how obscure they are.

Movies like Look Closer: The Rise and Fall of Robert Benfer

Hijacked: Flight 73

On 5 September 1986, Palestinian terrorists stormed Pan Am Flight 73 as it stalled on the Karachi Airport tarmac. Exploring what happened over the next 16 hours, including the death of 21 passengers, in a day that would change terrorist operations for ever.
Search similar movies
7.2
Hijacked%3A+Flight+73
Hijacked: Flight 73

2023

Search similar movies
Biosludged

Biosludged reveals how the EPA is committing science fraud to allow the ongoing poisoning of our world with toxic sewage sludge that's being spread on food crops. Features former top government scientist and EPA whistleblower Dr. David Lewis.
Search similar movies
Biosludged
Biosludged

2018

Search similar movies
Dan and Phil's The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire

Dan and Phil’s stage show "The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire" comes to YouTube as a live performance movie on October 5th! Inspired by the best of their videos, live and interactive with a real audience—along with some surprises you’ll never see coming.
Search similar movies
8.3
Dan+and+Phil%27s+The+Amazing+Tour+is+Not+on+Fire
Dan and Phil's The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire

2016

Search similar movies
#AbroHilo

Humor shapes the way Spaniards interact on Twitter: all sorts of topics can be used to make a joke and many anonymous commentators can become celebrities and compete with professional comedians. But sometimes certain jokes that defy political correctness have a high price for those who dare to make them, jokes that can freeze the smiles of thousands of people whose prejudices can put an end to some very successful artistic careers.
Search similar movies
5.5
%23AbroHilo
Lord of the Toys

Max "Adlersson" Herzberg, 20 years of age, from Dresden decided not to spend his life working. Ever since, he reviews knives and other products, unboxes limited fan editions of mainly gangsta rap albums, gives talks about himself, drinks, swears and bawls in town, humiliates others, cracks borderline jokes and crosses every boundary he sees - Max is a YouTube creator and makes a decent living off of it. Most of Max's friends have their own channels on YouTube, some even quite successfully. Max and his gang are dubious role models but without a doubt, they are celebrities of their generation having more than 300.000 active fans. Is Max a violence-glorifying influencer with far-right tendencies or a usual adolescent, just trying to find himself and happens to be born into a time where the lines between private life and public self-display are blurring? He might be both, possibly without being overly aware of it.
Search similar movies
7.0
Lord+of+the+Toys
Lord of the Toys

2019

Search similar movies
Lens in the box

"If all these cameras start talking to you.." A short documentary on a vintage camera museum, established by an archivist and photographer Mr. Aditya Arya
Search similar movies
Lens+in+the+box
Lens in the box

2024

Search similar movies
Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod

A documentary on how composer Kevin MacLeod unwittingly became one of the most heard composers in the world by releasing thousands of songs for free.
Search similar movies
10.0
Royalty+Free%3A+The+Music+of+Kevin+MacLeod
Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod

2020

Search similar movies
Mountain Devil 2: The Search for Jan Klement

In 1976 a book was published titled "The Creature" that swept over Bigfoot enthusiasts and researchers all over the state of Pennsylvania. Since then, it has been the most quoted work on the subject of Bigfoot. But, who was the author and was there any truth in the story? The mystery behind the author and the fascinating story known as "The Creature" has never been solved. Was it an elaborate hoax or could the remains of a Bigfoot be buried in the foothills of Pennsylvania.
Search similar movies
Mountain+Devil+2%3A+The+Search+for+Jan+Klement
Mountain Devil 2: The Search for Jan Klement

2022

Search similar movies
The Blackwell Ghost 5

In this 5th installment of "The Blackwell Ghost" series, the ghost hunting filmmaker returns to the "Lightfoot House" where he hopes to solve a newly discovered puzzle which may lead to the location of more undiscovered victims.
Search similar movies
7.0
The+Blackwell+Ghost+5
The Blackwell Ghost 5

2020

Search similar movies
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

The life and crimes of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. The film tracks his life from discovering NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, to his perpetration of one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history.
Search similar movies
6.3
The+Boy+Band+Con%3A+The+Lou+Pearlman+Story
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

2019

Search similar movies
The Pig Butchering Romance Scam

Investigation into a highly sophisticated scam involving criminal gangs, modern-day slavery and victims around the world who have lost millions of dollars.
Search similar movies
The+Pig+Butchering+Romance+Scam
The Pig Butchering Romance Scam

2023

Search similar movies
The Secret

Interviews with leading authors, philosophers and scientists, with an in-depth discussion of the Law of Attraction. The audience is shown how they can learn and use 'The Secret' in their everyday lives.
Search similar movies
6.5
The+Secret
The Secret

2006

Search similar movies
Quentin Dupieux, filmer fait penser

Meeting with the director Quentin Dupieux, who agreed to open the doors of one of his sets on the set of his film “DAAAAAALI!”.
Search similar movies
8.5
Quentin+Dupieux%2C+filmer+fait+penser
Quentin Dupieux, filmer fait penser

2023

Search similar movies
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave

Documentary taking a look at the making of the controversial 1978 film I Spit on Your Grave.
Search similar movies
6.9
Growing+Up+with+I+Spit+on+Your+Grave
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave

2019

Search similar movies
Four Roads

In the absence of any physical connection, this short explores alternative forms of contact among neighbors by making use of an old 16mm camera, a zoom lens, and a few meters of expired film.
Search similar movies
6.4
Four+Roads
Four Roads

2021

Search similar movies
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

Go behind the scenes with director Zack Snyder and the cast and crew of his epic sci-fi saga as they bring a vast new sci-fi universe to the screen.
Search similar movies
6.5
Creating+a+Universe+-+The+Making+of+Rebel+Moon
Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

2024

Search similar movies
The Servant

Domestic service worker Lera is accused of a crime. In a cell in the premises of a Civil Guard barracks, she meets Mihaela and Julia, two prostitutes with whom she shares the story of Santa Vicenta María, founder of the Religious of Mary Immaculate, which she says saved her life.
Search similar movies
4.0
The+Servant
The Servant

2023

Search similar movies
Sementara

Amid the noisy spectacle of Singapore’s golden jubilee celebrations in 2015, filmmakers Chew Chia Shao Min and Joant Úbeda conduct casual interviews with people from different walks of life, each with their own set of values and beliefs. The subjects share deeply personal stories and their perspectives on issues such as religion, race, identity and mortality. Unhurried interviews are interspersed with highly recognisable local scenes, and at times punctuated with serendipitous poetic moments.
Search similar movies
9.0
Sementara
Flat Earth: To the Edge and Back

When Logan Paul's fifth friend Mike Maljeek drops a bombshell about his Flat Earth beliefs, Logan and the team strap on their tin foil hats and embark on a journey to find the truth, follow along as they spiral down the two-dimensional rabbit hole, meeting colorful characters and confronting outrageous theories.
Search similar movies
5.0
Flat+Earth%3A+To+the+Edge+and+Back
Flat Earth: To the Edge and Back

2019

Search similar movies
Imjin War - Japanese Invasion of Korea 1592-1598

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with an episode episode on the Imjin War - the Japanese Invasion of Korea between 1592 and 1598, during which the armies of the Shogunate fought against the allied Korean and Chinese armies. This conflict is famous for many dramatic battles and sieges, and the naval heroics of the Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin.
Search similar movies
Imjin+War+-+Japanese+Invasion+of+Korea+1592-1598
Imjin War - Japanese Invasion of Korea 1592-1598

2023

Search similar movies
Tread

Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.
Search similar movies
6.6
Tread
DEPG Documentary

This is a documentary about the Diesel Electric Preservation Group, a group of volunteers from the West Somerset
Search similar movies
DEPG+Documentary
DEPG Documentary

2024

Search similar movies
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye

Dorothy Johnson was a Western writer ahead of her time. Women saved men, heroes died unwept and unsung, whites lived with Indians and benefited from the experience. Three of her stories were made into films and many critics consider "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" to be the cornerstone of the modern western. This documentary looks back on Dorothy's life, and her place in history.
Search similar movies
Gravel+In+Her+Gut+and+Spit+In+Her+Eye
Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye

2005

Search similar movies
How Did We Get Here?

An intimate reflection on life in the digital age and Seán McLoughlin's journey through the highest highs - chanting crowds, sold out shows, and marriage proposals - and lowest lows - grappling with loneliness in the harsh Irish winter - and the life and wonder in between.
Search similar movies
8.2
How+Did+We+Get+Here%3F
How Did We Get Here?

2022

Search similar movies
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

A documentary detailing the journey it took two passionate filmmakers to achieve their impossible dream, creating the world's first fully painted feature film.
Search similar movies
8.0
Loving+Vincent%3A+The+Impossible+Dream
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream

2019

Search similar movies