Ben Steinbauer
Known for
Directing
Born
July 28, 1977 (age 49)
Birthplace
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Biography
Ben Steinbauer is a documentary director, producer and showrunner known for finding humor and humanity in unexpected places. His feature documentary Winnebago Man was called “one of the funniest documentaries ever made” by Michael Moore and named one of Roger Ebert’s favorite films of 2010. His most recent feature, Chop & Steele, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was released theatrically by Drafthouse Films.
Steinbauer showran and directed the Hulu Original doc-comedy series High Hopes, executive produced by Jimmy Kimmel, and directed all eight episodes of the CBS documentary series Pink Collar Crimes. His other work includes the Emmy-winning PBS series Stories of the Mind, the Ne...
Best known work
Winnebago Man
2010
The Fearless Freaks
2005
Chop & Steele
2022
Bad Guy #2
2015
Five Time Champion
2012
Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs Story
2015
The Flaming Lips: U.F.O's At The Zoo
2007
Pink Collar Crimes
2018Brute Force
2012
High Hopes
2024Filmography
TBA
The Next Tim DayDirector, Producer
TBA
Smile and the World Smiles with YouDirector, Producer, Editor
2024
2022
Chop & SteeleProducer, Executive Producer, Director
2019
Siren SongDirector, Producer
2018
2017
Heroes from the StormDirector, Producer
2016
The Superlative LightWriter, Director, Producer
2016
Slow to ShowDirector
2016
2015
Booger RedExecutive Producer
2015
Bad Guy #2Producer
2015
Calls to Okies: The Park Grubbs StoryDirector, Producer, Camera Operator
2013
Documentary Subject Wanted with Rory ScovelDirector, Writer
2012
2012
Brute ForceDirector, Producer
2012
Five Time ChampionAssociate Producer
2011
Slacker 2011Director, Producer
2010
Sweethearts of the Prison RodeoCamera Operator
2010
Winnebago Manas Self, Producer, Writer, Director
2007
The Flaming Lips: U.F.O's At The ZooCamera Operator
2006
Summercamp!Editor, Associate Editor
2005
The Fearless FreaksAdditional Camera, Additional Editor