Zephyr Benson

Zephyr Benson makes his feature screenwriting and directorial debut in March 2015 with his bold and gritty drama Straight Outta Tompkins. Straight Outta Tompkins was filmed entirely n Manhattan over the course of less than 20 days and with an impressive ultra-low budget of $160,000.

Benson was born in California in 1992 to singer/actress Karla DeVito and multi-hyphenate talent Robby Benson. Surrounded by a loving family he felt most at home in NYC when his parents relocated there in 2004 to debut their musical Open Heart at The Cherry Lane Theater, with Benson as the voice of Adam. But it wasn't until age 16, while working as a production assistant in all departments on his father's film Billy, starring Armie Hammer, where he fell in love with every aspect of production.

Back in New York, Benson attended an unconventional Arts high school which allowed him the freedom to participate in his dad's highly sought after senior level filmmaking courses at ew York University. Upon graduation, he entered NYU/Tisch Filmmaking and Television class of 2014. After a short time and at only 18 years old, Benson opted to leave the University nd pursue his passion project – writing and producing his own film based on his experiences and people he interacted with on the Lower East Side.

Benson still lives in New York City and is busy writing and developing several projects for Lyric Films: an edgy, dark comedic series about a young artist in NYC; an untitled horror feature set in Brooklyn; and producing the screenplay Garth Garmen - a palpable, revealing look at the insanity within the worldwide pharmaceutical industry.

Zephyr Benson is president of Lyric Films, in partnership with his executive producing team BensonRuddBenson, David Rudd and Robby Benson.

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