Bayou Bennett

Husband and wife filmmaker duo Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir founded Dream Team Directors in 2007. With a limitless burst of positivity, energy, great ideas, and incredible vision, achieving in their first year in town what most directors would be happy to achieve in a lifetime. Their 'feel good' creative vision was to combine imagination, humor, beauty and a desire to positively impact the world through their artistry, of which their stunning work is testimony. Their company motto, "Let our dream team manifest your dream," symbolizes the expansion and positive attention they provably win for their celebrity and high-profile brand clients and collaborators including none other than; MTV, Coldplay, Atlantic Records, Chrome Hearts, City Harvest, Whole Planet, and many more. They have had the opportunity to collaborate, direct and produce with great talents including Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo, Golden Globe nominee Anthony Mackie, and the legendary Billy Idol, among others. Their talent has not gone unrewarded. They have recently won two Telly Awards as well as 15 other awards in national and international film festivals around the planet. Bayou Bennett says that she always just went for what she wanted to do and made a big success of it. She sold all her art and her car and took a train from small town Arkansas to NYC, knowing hardly anyone in the big city. She rose to the top as a professional dancer in New York, and then became one of the youngest Professors and the first woman to teach in the media studies department at the prestigious Parsons New School. She states that many times during her Filmmaker career, she experienced prejudice from certain men who cannot imagine or respect a female being a Director. However, she just continued to shine like my fellow great directors - such as Sofia Coppola - and recently being a female filmmaker has become more celebrated in Hollywood which is incredible to her. One of her goals, Bayou stated, is to mentor others and further blaze the trail for female filmmakers. Bayou adds that ultimately, she wants to be remembered as a female director that paved the way for other female artists. She also wants to be known as a filmmaker who inspired other filmmakers to create positive and meaningful content. And to realize they are important and can uplift society.