Bennett Singer is a renowned producer, director, and writer, whose films have been showcased at esteemed institutions such as The Smithsonian, The United Nations, The British Museum, and the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. His most recent documentary, CURED, co-directed with Patrick Sammon, premiered as the 2021-22 season opener of PBS' Independent Lens series and has garnered an impressive array of accolades, including a 2022 Emmy nomination, a $50,000 prize in the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, the American Historical Association's John E. O'Connor Award for best historical documentary, and Audience Awards at Frameline, NewFest, and other festivals.
A feature film based on CURED is currently in development. Prior to this, Singer co-produced and co-directed BROTHER OUTSIDER: THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN, a "potent and persuasive piece of historical rediscovery" (Los Angeles Times) that premiered at Sundance, aired nationally on PBS' POV series, and won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. Additionally, he co-produced and co-directed ELECTORAL DYSFUNCTION, a "frightening and enlightening documentary" (WBEZ Radio) that "lives up to its title" (New York Times),which aired nationally on PBS and won the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award.
Singer's career began at Blackside, Inc., where he won a duPont-Columbia Award for his work as an associate producer on EYES ON THE PRIZE II, the landmark PBS series on the history of the civil rights movement. As the former executive editor of TIME Magazine's education program, he is the author or editor of five books, including 42 UP, the companion volume to Michael Apted's documentary series, and THE STUDENT BODY, a "wry, insider thriller" (Village Voice) that he wrote with three Harvard classmates.
