Benjamin Gibbard

Benjamin Gibbard is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums, and as one half of the electronica act the Postal Service.

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur (2008)

"One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur" examines Jack Kerouac's escape from post "On The Road" fame to his dream of an isolated retreat in a cabin at Big Sur where he searches for inner peace. His road comes full circle with this self-exploration, resulting ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jay Farrar  •  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Carolyn Cassady  •  Jami Cassady

"One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur" examines Jack Kerouac's escape from post "On The Road" fame to his dream of an isolated retreat in a cabin at Big Sur where he searches for inner peace. His road comes full circle with this self-exploration, resulting ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jay Farrar  •  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Carolyn Cassady  •  Jami Cassady

Drive Well, Sleep Carefully (2005)

Drive Well, Sleep Carefully joins Death Cab for Cutie on tour in the spring of 2004. Filmmaker Justin Mitchell captured dozens of shows across the country and interviewed the band at length in their hometown of Seattle, WA. Shot entirely on 16mm film, the live ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Mitchell
CAST:  Nick Harmer  •  Jason McGerr  •  Chris Walla  •  Benjamin Gibbard

Drive Well, Sleep Carefully joins Death Cab for Cutie on tour in the spring of 2004. Filmmaker Justin Mitchell captured dozens of shows across the country and interviewed the band at length in their hometown of Seattle, WA. Shot entirely on 16mm film, the live ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Mitchell
CAST:  Nick Harmer  •  Jason McGerr  •  Chris Walla  •  Benjamin Gibbard

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university Sara Quinn is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krasinski
CAST:  Julianne Nicholson  •  Ben Shenkman  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Michael Cerveris

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university Sara Quinn is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Krasinski
CAST:  Julianne Nicholson  •  Ben Shenkman  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Michael Cerveris

The Glamour & the Squalor (2015)

Seattle DJ Marco Collins stars in this unflinching documentary about media fame and addiction, which tracks his rise, fall, and resurrection as an influential promoter of grunge, alternative rock, and electronic dance music.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marq Evans
CAST:  Marco Collins  •  Carrie Brownstein  •  Shirley Manson  •  Benjamin Gibbard

Seattle DJ Marco Collins stars in this unflinching documentary about media fame and addiction, which tracks his rise, fall, and resurrection as an influential promoter of grunge, alternative rock, and electronic dance music.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marq Evans
CAST:  Marco Collins  •  Carrie Brownstein  •  Shirley Manson  •  Benjamin Gibbard

The Postal Service: Everything Will Change (2014)

Everything Will Change is a feature-length documentary concert film of The Postal Service’s performance at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA during their 2013 reunion tour. A collaboration between Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Mitchell
CAST:  Jimmy Tamborello  •  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Jenny Lewis  •  Laura Burhenn

Everything Will Change is a feature-length documentary concert film of The Postal Service’s performance at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA during their 2013 reunion tour. A collaboration between Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Mitchell
CAST:  Jimmy Tamborello  •  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Jenny Lewis  •  Laura Burhenn

Death Cab for Cutie: Live At the Mt. Baker Theatre (2011)

On April 22 and 23, 2009, Death Cab for Cutie returned to Bellingham, WA, where they had formed over 10 years prior, to perform two sold out concerts at the historic Mt. Baker Theatre. This film features previously unreleased performances from these two very ...  (more)

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CAST:  Benjamin Gibbard

On April 22 and 23, 2009, Death Cab for Cutie returned to Bellingham, WA, where they had formed over 10 years prior, to perform two sold out concerts at the historic Mt. Baker Theatre. This film features previously unreleased performances from these two very ...  (more)

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CAST:  Benjamin Gibbard

Tiny Changes (2019)

A documentary that follows the making of Frightened Rabbit's covers album, in tribute to their seminal album The Midnight Organ Fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Lockey
CAST:  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Simon Neil  •  Julien Baker  •  Sarah Silverman

A documentary that follows the making of Frightened Rabbit's covers album, in tribute to their seminal album The Midnight Organ Fight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Lockey
CAST:  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Simon Neil  •  Julien Baker  •  Sarah Silverman

Space Songs: Through the Distance (2020)

"Space Songs" is a YouTube concert event, sharing songs about space and isolation to celebrate how extreme situations can bring out the very best in us all and why there’s no challenge we can’t face together. Hosted by Tested’s Adam Savage, the concert featured ...  (more)

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CAST:  Adam Savage  •  Lukas Nelson  •  Jessica Meir  •  Grace Potter

"Space Songs" is a YouTube concert event, sharing songs about space and isolation to celebrate how extreme situations can bring out the very best in us all and why there’s no challenge we can’t face together. Hosted by Tested’s Adam Savage, the concert featured ...  (more)

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CAST:  Adam Savage  •  Lukas Nelson  •  Jessica Meir  •  Grace Potter

Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music (2020)

A music driven tribute to the late indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Megan Griffiths
CAST:  Lynn Shelton  •  Emily Blunt  •  Kaitlyn Dever  •  Reese Witherspoon

A music driven tribute to the late indie filmmaker Lynn Shelton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Megan Griffiths
CAST:  Lynn Shelton  •  Emily Blunt  •  Kaitlyn Dever  •  Reese Witherspoon

D Tour (2009)

Pat Spurgeon is a professional musician whose dreams of being in a successful rock 'n' roll band have come true. But just as his band, Rogue Wave, starts to take off, his kidney starts to fail. "D tour" chronicles the life of a musician with "no back-up plan" as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Granato
CAST:  Pat Spurgeon  •  Evan Farrell  •  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Daniel Handler

Pat Spurgeon is a professional musician whose dreams of being in a successful rock 'n' roll band have come true. But just as his band, Rogue Wave, starts to take off, his kidney starts to fail. "D tour" chronicles the life of a musician with "no back-up plan" as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Granato
CAST:  Pat Spurgeon  •  Evan Farrell  •  Benjamin Gibbard  •  Daniel Handler