Benjamin August

Benjamin August (born c. 1979) is an American casting director and screenwriter. He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards for "Remember", a film directed by Atom Egoyan.
Originally from Livingston, New Jersey, August graduated from Livingston High School in 1997. He previously worked as a casting director on "Fear Factor" and as a story producer on "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" He later spent time teaching English as a second language in Vietnam, during which he wrote "Remember", his first feature film screenplay.
His second screenplay, "Class Rank", under director Eric Stoltz was released in 2016.