Ben Proudfoot

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Ben Proudfoot

DIRECTING

1990-10-29 (35)

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Ben Proudfoot (born 29 October 1990) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. He directed The Queen of Basketball, winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject; as well as co-director with Kris Bowers of the short documentary film A Concerto Is a Conversation, which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. He and Bowers were also winners of the 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for The Last Repair Shop.

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Biography

Ben Proudfoot (born 29 October 1990) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. He directed The Queen of Basketball, winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject; as well as co-director with Kris Bowers of the short documentary film A Concerto Is a Conversation, which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. He and Bowers were also winners of the 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for The Last Repair Shop.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Dinner With Fred poster

Dinner With Fred(2011)

Director, Writer

Ink & Paper poster

Ink & Paper(2011)

Director

The Ox poster

The Ox(2013)

Producer, Editor, Cinematography, Director

Stone poster

Stone(2015)

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Turns poster

Turns(2015)

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Fibre & Wood poster

Fibre & Wood(2015)

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Rust poster

Rust(2015)

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Mother Earth poster

Mother Earth(2015)

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Ladybug poster

Ladybug(2015)

Director, Cinematography, Producer

Paper Ruscha poster

Paper Ruscha(2015)

Director

Rwanda & Juliet poster

Rwanda & Juliet(2016)

Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography

A Love Letter to Lisbon poster

A Love Letter to Lisbon(2017)

Director, Producer

Kunstglaser poster

Kunstglaser(2017)

Director

Lost at Sea poster

Lost at Sea(2017)

Director

Still Here poster

Still Here(2018)

Director, Producer

George poster

George(2018)

Director, Producer

The Catalyte Story poster

The Catalyte Story(2018)

Director

That's My Jazz poster

That's My Jazz(2019)

Executive Producer, Director

The Lost Astronaut poster

The Lost Astronaut(2019)

Director

Kim I Am poster

Kim I Am(2019)

Director

The Other Fab Four poster

The Other Fab Four(2019)

Director

The King of Fish and Chips poster

The King of Fish and Chips(2019)

Director

Beautifully Savage poster

Beautifully Savage(2019)

Director

A Concerto Is a Conversation poster

A Concerto Is a Conversation(2020)

Screenplay, Producer, Director

Rosary poster

Rosary(2020)

Producer, Director

Calvin poster

Calvin(2020)

Director, Producer

Humberto poster

Humberto(2020)

Director, Producer

Jerry poster

Jerry(2021)

Director, Producer

Angela poster

Angela(2021)

Producer, Director

The Beauty President poster

The Beauty President(2021)

Executive Producer

The Queen of Basketball poster

The Queen of Basketball(2021)

Director

The Silent Pulse of the Universe poster

The Silent Pulse of the Universe(2021)

Director

The Unchosen One poster

The Unchosen One(2021)

Director, Producer

If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF poster

If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF(2022)

Producer, Director

Mink! poster

Mink!(2022)

Director, Producer

The Best Chef in the World poster

The Best Chef in the World(2022)

Director

The First Report poster

The First Report(2022)

Producer, Director

Forgiving Johnny poster

Forgiving Johnny(2023)

Director

The Last Repair Shop poster

The Last Repair Shop(2024)

Director, Executive Producer, Producer

Motorcycle Mary poster

Motorcycle Mary(2024)

Executive Producer

The Final Copy of Ilon Specht poster

The Final Copy of Ilon Specht(2024)

Director, Producer

The Turnaround poster

The Turnaround(2024)

Producer, Director

Doc Albany poster

Doc Albany(2025)

Director

The First Rain poster

The First Rain(2025)

Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor

The Eyes of Ghana poster

The Eyes of Ghana(2025)

Director, Producer

The Baddest Speechwriter of All poster

The Baddest Speechwriter of All(2026)

Director, Producer