EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Anonymous Content has signed Tony Benna, director of the A24 documentary André Is an Idiot, which won multiple awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Marking Benna’s feature directorial and editorial debut, André Is an Idiot watches as André, an irreverent man, embarks on an unexpected journey after receiving a terminal diagnosis, determined to maintain his humor while learning to die happily.
The film premiered to rave reviews at Sundance, where it was recognized with both the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary and the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary.
Throughout his career, Benna has developed and directed within a variety of platforms, creating award-winning work across mediums including film, post-production, broadcast, and advertising — including directing a Super Bowl spot for Pepsi. With strong roots in experimental film and stop-motion animation techniques, he’s focused on pushing storytelling boundaries, from both visual and emotional perspectives.
Benna is also the co-founder of Flesh and Bones, a Los Angeles-based creative production company, specializing in short-form, mixed media content for today’s brands, agencies, musicians, and artists.
Anonymous Content is coming off the signings of talent including Happy Gilmore 2‘s Conor Sherry, Emily in Paris breakout Lucas Bravo, Oscar- and Emmy-winning multi-hyphenate Common, and the Fast & Furious franchise’s Jordana Brewster. Recent and upcoming projects from its Film, TV, and Documentary division, AC Studios, include True Detective: Night Country, Nickel Boys, and Netflix’s East of Eden starring Florence Pugh, as well as Disclaimer and Neuromancer for Apple TV+.
