Benny Douglas,professionally known as Benny Boom, is a film director. He is best known for directing the Black comedy Next Day Air and recently directed All Eyez On Me, the biopic of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, for Morgan Creek Productions (2017).
Shortly after finishing studies at Temple University, Douglas broke into the industry in 2000 by bringing a fresh perspective and edge to the then-stagnant music video scene. For over a decade and a half, he influenced the visual landscape of popular music, crafting memorable clips for platinum selling artists such as Nicki Minaj, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, Keyshia Cole, Akon and 50 Cent. For his efforts, Douglas was awarded B.E.T.’s Video Director of the Year in 2009 and 2013.
While building a catalog of over 200 music videos, Douglas also helmed commercial spots for Jeep, Honda, Gatorade, Sears and others. In 2009, Douglas made his feature film debut with the comedy, Next Day Air (Summit Entertainment), starring Mike Epps, Omari Hardwick and Mos Def. His second film, the action drama S.W.A.T.: Firefight (Sony Pictures/Original Film) was released in 2011. All Eyez On Me is set for June 16, 2017.
Douglas made his television directorial debut in 2013, with an episode of 90210 (Season 5) for the CW Network, followed by the entire Season 2 of Knock Out, a reality boxing show, for FuseTV in 2015. He continued to make waves in 2016 with episodes of hit dramas NCIS: Los Angeles and Empire, starring Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard.
Douglas is represented by ICM Partners for television and film.
Douglas is a principal partner of Groundwurk Media Group, digital distribution consultancy.
Douglas is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and was a solo inductee into the Pi Rho chapter in the Spring of 1991.
