Derrick Benton
@thestooopkid.info
Brooklyn filmmaker chasing truth through story.
F.R.E.E. Studios founder – Filming Real Emotional Experiences.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thestooopkid/p/the-house-that-love-built?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=32j8mk
F.R.E.E. Studios founder – Filming Real Emotional Experiences.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thestooopkid/p/the-house-that-love-built?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=32j8mk
Two Stories. Two Families. Both about frames—who gets to build them, who gets trapped by them, and what it costs to break free.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
December 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Two Stories. Two Families. Both about frames—who gets to build them, who gets trapped by them, and what it costs to break free.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
The D’Amelio Family and the art of the curated digital portrait.
My own family and the systemic frame that made survival a crime.
Both pieces, now on my Substack.
Lovebombing: How I Embraced the Bliss of Ignorance
October 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Lovebombing: How I Embraced the Bliss of Ignorance
That time of year is almost here
September 13th
September 13th
September 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
That time of year is almost here
September 13th
September 13th
Support The House that Love Built
August 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Support The House that Love Built
Thank you Nashville Film Festival!
August 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thank you Nashville Film Festival!
The House that Love Built (2025)
August 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The House that Love Built (2025)
“Wasted Talent” (2021) Accolades Trailer
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
August 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“Wasted Talent” (2021) Accolades Trailer
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
Directed & Written by Derrick Benton.
Starring Chetan Cutting, Amber Janea, Ahmad DeChalus, Dexter Phillip, and Omari Johnson.
#FilmingRealEmotionalExperiences #FREEStudios #WastedTalent #WastedTalentFilm #MovieTrailer #AccoladesTrailer #CNYArts
A mother. A daughter. A midnight movie that goes way too far.
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
August 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A mother. A daughter. A midnight movie that goes way too far.
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
Cultists. False realities. Folk horror.
And the brutal beauty of letting go.
This script is a Semi-Finalist at the Nashville Film Festival Screenplay Competition
I started F.R.E.E. Studios because I didn’t see the kinds of stories I needed — so I made space to tell them.
We’ve worked with artists, kids, nonprofits, and families. We’ve shot on Arri Alexa, Blackmagic and iPhones.
In the end we made y'all feel something!
We’ve worked with artists, kids, nonprofits, and families. We’ve shot on Arri Alexa, Blackmagic and iPhones.
In the end we made y'all feel something!
August 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I started F.R.E.E. Studios because I didn’t see the kinds of stories I needed — so I made space to tell them.
We’ve worked with artists, kids, nonprofits, and families. We’ve shot on Arri Alexa, Blackmagic and iPhones.
In the end we made y'all feel something!
We’ve worked with artists, kids, nonprofits, and families. We’ve shot on Arri Alexa, Blackmagic and iPhones.
In the end we made y'all feel something!
Some stories take a weekend to write. AUGS took 8 years.
I didn’t plan to write a sci-fi saga about identity, godhood, and grief. But sometimes the story finds you first.
Now it’s a Semi-Finalist for Best Genre at @NashFilmFest. My first feature script submission.
I didn’t plan to write a sci-fi saga about identity, godhood, and grief. But sometimes the story finds you first.
Now it’s a Semi-Finalist for Best Genre at @NashFilmFest. My first feature script submission.
August 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Some stories take a weekend to write. AUGS took 8 years.
I didn’t plan to write a sci-fi saga about identity, godhood, and grief. But sometimes the story finds you first.
Now it’s a Semi-Finalist for Best Genre at @NashFilmFest. My first feature script submission.
I didn’t plan to write a sci-fi saga about identity, godhood, and grief. But sometimes the story finds you first.
Now it’s a Semi-Finalist for Best Genre at @NashFilmFest. My first feature script submission.