Benjamin Jeffrey "Ben" Steinbauer (born July 28, 1977) is an American
film, television, and commercial director, who is best known for the
documentary feature, Winnebago Man (2009). Steinbauer has directed
documentaries including Brute Force (2012) and Heroes From The Storm
(2017), as well as episodic television for the PBS show Stories of the
Mind, and the CBS show Pink Collar Crimes.Steinbauer graduated from
Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1995 and earned a
B.A. in Theatre and Film from The University of Kansas in 2001, where
he sits on the Professional Advisory Board of K.U. Film. While in
college, he began making documentaries and music videos for Forty
Minutes of Hell, Everest, and The Danny Pound BandIn 2002, Steinbauer
directed behind-the-scenes videos for The Flaming Lips Fight Test,
"Sponge Bob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy," and The
Flaming Lips & Cat Power, performing on Austin City Limits. He went on
tour and operated camera on Bradley Beesley's documentary, The
Fearless Freaks, about the Flaming Lips.In 2004, he was accepted to
the graduate film program at The University of Texas at Austin. His
pre-thesis film, The Next Tim Day, a documentary about a young crack
dealer turned independent filmmaker, won best documentary at Cinema
Texas and ran on PBS "The Territory." In 2005, he won a Princess Grace
Award for Filmmaking for his graduate thesis film, which went on to
become Winnebago Man. After graduating, Steinbauer taught Intro To
Filmmaking at UT from 2007-2009 and won a teaching award for Teacher
of the Year for the College of Communications.
film, television, and commercial director, who is best known for the
documentary feature, Winnebago Man (2009). Steinbauer has directed
documentaries including Brute Force (2012) and Heroes From The Storm
(2017), as well as episodic television for the PBS show Stories of the
Mind, and the CBS show Pink Collar Crimes.Steinbauer graduated from
Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 1995 and earned a
B.A. in Theatre and Film from The University of Kansas in 2001, where
he sits on the Professional Advisory Board of K.U. Film. While in
college, he began making documentaries and music videos for Forty
Minutes of Hell, Everest, and The Danny Pound BandIn 2002, Steinbauer
directed behind-the-scenes videos for The Flaming Lips Fight Test,
"Sponge Bob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy," and The
Flaming Lips & Cat Power, performing on Austin City Limits. He went on
tour and operated camera on Bradley Beesley's documentary, The
Fearless Freaks, about the Flaming Lips.In 2004, he was accepted to
the graduate film program at The University of Texas at Austin. His
pre-thesis film, The Next Tim Day, a documentary about a young crack
dealer turned independent filmmaker, won best documentary at Cinema
Texas and ran on PBS "The Territory." In 2005, he won a Princess Grace
Award for Filmmaking for his graduate thesis film, which went on to
become Winnebago Man. After graduating, Steinbauer taught Intro To
Filmmaking at UT from 2007-2009 and won a teaching award for Teacher
of the Year for the College of Communications.
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