Directing
Ben Hethcoat
Ben Hethcoat is an actor and independent filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He served as Director of Slamdance TV and Documentary Programmer for the Slamdance Film Festival for three years and helped discover many critically-acclaimed films which have found distribution through HBO, Showtime, Oscilloscope and The Orchard. His first documentary as a Director, DIY, is about the independent filmmaking process and features exclusive interviews with Christopher Nolan, Rian Johnson, and the Russo Brothers. In the summer of 2015, he participated in the American Storytellers Lab with Tribeca Film Institute and CNN Films for his ongoing documentary project about Dr. Thomas Noguchi, aka “The Coroner to the Stars.” Ben produced and starred in the award-winning short film THE BABYSITTER MURDERS which is currently on the film festival circuit. In addition to Producing, he has Assistant Directed numerous projects for NYU, The American Film Institute, UCLA and James Franco’s Rabbit Bandini Productions. His film collaborations have screened at top festivals worldwide (including: Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, Fantastic Fest, and Slamdance) and have been showcased on numerous outlets (including: Rolling Stone, Hulu, Funny or Die and IndieWire).
Acting credits
6.7In the phantasmagorical town of Raven's End, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. The eccentric undertaker chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.
The Mortuary Collection
2020
High school is tough. Freshman Miles Dufort will risk everything to take a perfect school picture and give himself a chance to survive the next four years.
Picture Day
2010
A dark and stormy night. An innocent babysitter all alone. An escaped psychopath out for blood. You know how this story will play out... Or do you?
The Babysitter Murders
2015
3.3When his friend Paul dies unexpectedly, Travis heads into the woods to say goodbye. As Travis deals with his grief, and the way it has affected the relationships in his life, he starts to realize that he actually might not be alone in the woods. Curiosity turns to horror as Travis comes face-to-face with something both inexplicable and frighteningly familiar.
Show Yourself
2016
Behind the camera
NRA Short Doc About the Short Form & Anthologies
We Come In Pieces: The Rebirth of the Horror Anthology Film
2014
NRCoroner to the Stars chronicles the extraordinary journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner whose groundbreaking autopsies forever shaped American culture. From Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy to Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, Noguchi’s outspoken expertise pushed forensic science into the spotlight—even as Hollywood elites and political adversaries sought to silence him. A Japanese immigrant who unwittingly rose to fame in a city driven by stardom, Noguchi’s fearless pursuit of truth often placed him in the crosshairs of controversy.
Coroner to the Stars
2025
NRCoroner to the Stars chronicles the extraordinary journey of Dr. Thomas Noguchi, the former Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner whose groundbreaking autopsies forever shaped American culture. From Marilyn Monroe and Robert Kennedy to Sharon Tate and Natalie Wood, Noguchi’s outspoken expertise pushed forensic science into the spotlight—even as Hollywood elites and political adversaries sought to silence him. A Japanese immigrant who unwittingly rose to fame in a city driven by stardom, Noguchi’s fearless pursuit of truth often placed him in the crosshairs of controversy.
Coroner to the Stars
2025