Clint Bentley is known for his directorial debut, “Jockey” (2021), a movie based on his father’s life that went on to premiere in the competition at the Sundance Film Festival. He was a contributing writer to “Sing Sing” (2023), the Colman Domingo-led prison drama, before going on to co-write and direct his second feature film, “Train Dreams” (2025), which stars Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones.