Filmmaker Statement

My name is Ben Warhit and I wrote, directed, and edited Jack Attack. I've spent the last 10+ years producing and line producing documentaries. I fell into documentaries after college and in many ways it's been a blessing. I've gotten the opportunity to work consistently for some incredibly talented filmmakers. All the while, I yearned to write and direct my own narrative film. I still dream of someday creating documentaries and scripted films under a larger production company umbrella. But before I can walk, I need to crawl. This short film- my first true passion project that is solely my own- is my first in ten years. I leaned on my documentary production colleagues to help me make it. From my producers, to our DP, our HMU team- everyone is from my professional documentary world. And in many ways, it helped us film this efficiently. We kept takes to a minimum and moved quickly through our scenes. Otherwise, we would have wasted resources and extended production. Our documentary ment