In 2011 Benzel organized "Sublimated Los Angeles": a film series highlighting little-seen films with strong ties to Los Angeles and suppressed for a variety of reasons, including: Play it as it Lays (1972), Let there be light (1946), Dial M for Murder in 3D (1954), Pumping Iron (1977) at Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. In 2011, Benzel curated "Seven Los Angeles Artists" featuring artists Kathryn Andrews, Anonymous, Anonymous, Erin Cosgrove, Mark Hagen, Mike Kelley, and Rodney McMillian, at Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles from Oct.15-Dec.17