Directing
Ben Proudfoot
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
29 October 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Also known as Бен Праудфут
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Eyes of Ghana
Director, Producer
The Baddest Speechwriter of All
Director, Producer
I Got My Brother
Executive Producer
The Buffalo Miracle
2026
The Buffalo Miracle
Director, Producer, Executive Producer
Doc Albany
Director
The First Rain
Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor
The Last Repair Shop
Director, Producer, Executive Producer
The Final Copy of Ilon Specht
Director, Producer
The Turnaround
Producer, Director
Motorcycle Mary
Executive Producer
Mink!
Director, Producer
If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF
Director, Producer
The First Report
Producer, Director
The Beauty President
Executive Producer
Jerry
Director, Producer
Angela
Director, Producer
The Unchosen One
Director, Producer
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Screenplay, Producer, Director
Rosary
Director, Producer
Calvin
Director, Producer
Humberto
Director, Producer
Kim I Am
Director
That's My Jazz
Executive Producer, Director
Still Here
Director, Producer
George
Director, Producer
A Love Letter to Lisbon
Director, Producer
Kunstglaser
Director
Lost at Sea
Director
Rwanda & Juliet
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Stone
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Turns
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Fibre & Wood
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Rust
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Mother Earth
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Ladybug
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Paper Ruscha
Director
The Ox
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
Dinner With Fred
Director, Writer
Ink & Paper
Director