Our goal is to foster the most innovative new filmmakers in the contemporary cinematic field working in narrative, documentary, and hybrid forms.
Hello Benjamin Films specializes in producing daring and uncommon films that emerge from intimate collaborations with our award-winning directors. Central to our work is a multi-faceted exploration of identity.
THE TEAM
SOLOMON TURNER
Solomon Turner is a filmmaker, cinematographer, producer and co-founder of Hello Benjamin Films, an award winning film production company. He participated in the Visions du Réel Industry Rough Cut Lab with a feature in post production. Solomon received his BA in Cinema Studies from Oberlin College and an MFA in Film/Video from the California Institute of the Arts. His work has been featured on IndieWire and has screened at the REDCAT Theatre and Poetic Research Bureau (Los Angeles), Art Basel Miami, and Vienna International Film Festival. He is an alum of the Sundance Creative Producing Summit. Solomon is a Sundance Documentary Fund Grantee.
MAGGIE CORONA-GOLDSTEIN
Maggie Corona-Goldstein is a Mexican-American producer and co-founder of Hello Benjamin Films. She was recently awarded the 2021 Sundance Institute Project Advancement Grant for a feature in production. Maggie is a Sundance Documentary Fund Grantee, and was a Documentary Fellow for the Sundance Institute x Women In Film Financing Intensive. She is a producing alum of the Visions du Réel Industry Rough Cut Lab. She has also served as a Program Coordinator in non-profit arts education for youth throughout Los Angeles. Maggie holds a B.A. in Theater and Creative Writing from the University of Oregon, and an M.F.A. in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts.
DAMANUEL RICHARDSON
DaManuel is a writer, programmer, and creative producer alongside his award-winning partners at Hello Benjamin Films. His sub-rural upbringing and extensive family tree inspire his love for stories that explore loss, identity, and healing generational trauma. Leaving the cow fields of Georgia behind, DaManuel journeyed to Los Angeles, where he attained his MFA from CalArts. He later programmed shorts for the Sundance Film Festival and recently worked as a showrunner's assistant at WBTV. DaManuel now works with the Oscar-winning team behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, producer Jonathan Wang, and directing duo Daniels. Despite traveling far from his southern roots, DaManuel is happy to report his green thumb is still intact, thanks to years of urban farming in LA.
