Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

Gabe Klinger documents the unique friendship between the renowned filmmakers James Benning and Richard Linklater over the course of a few days in Austin and Bastrop, Texas, while the two filmmakers presented Benning’s films at the Austin Film Society, played baseball at Linklater’s home, visited old shooting locations, and shared memories over long meals and hikes. Combining this newly filmed material with extensive archival elements, Double Play attempts to find Benning and Linklater’s similarities and at the same time contrast their disparities.