Ben is AN EMMY®-NOMINATED filmmaker, documentary film & non-fiction television director, showrunner, and executive PRODUCER. HE is best known for his work on HBO’s emmy®-nominated FEATURE DOCUMENTARY BEING MARY TYLER MOORE, HBO’S emmy®-nominated DoCu-SERIES Q: INTO THE STORM AND THE INVISIBLE PILOT working with EP adam Mckay, Netflix and mass appeal's acclaimed hip hop docu-series Rapture, the Emmy® Award-winning CNN series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, and the emmy®-nominated trafficked with mariana van zeller for nat geo. in the ultimate collaborative medium, ben elevates every project with his talents that uniquely combine visionary creative and elite producing skills.
CURRENTLY, Ben is finishing a project directing and executive producing a 3-part docu-series about true crime FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC with the new yorker (CNE) and left/right. RECENTLY, HE COMPLETED PRODUCING BEING MARY TYLER MOORE (HBO), he first authorized feature documentary about mary tyler moore, WHICH PREMIERED AT SXSW (2023), WAS NOMINATED FOR A PRIMETIME Emmy®, CINEMA EYE HONORS, PGA AWARD, and won a critics choice award. he collaborated with lena waithe and rishi rajani’s hillman grad, director james adolphus, FIFTH SEASON, and debra martin chase.
Along with CREATIVE PARTNER JAMES Adolphus, via their boutique prod co., good trouble studios, they have several other projects in production and development.
His other work has been exhibited on Netflix, HBO, CNN, National Geographic, PBS, Sundance TV, Discovery Channel, Participant Media, Univision, Esquire Network, and at film festivals such as the Tribeca Film Festival, SXSW, Hot Docs, and DOC NYC. Ben’s work reflects his diverse and personal passions in life. He has found great success in GREAT STORIES THAT ALSO LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION OF CULTURE, RACE AND CLASS. HIS WORK SPANS THE BREADTH OF hip hop and youth culture, travel, cuisine, design, music, sports and adventure, at the same time Ben has created evocative human stories that explore PTSD, bipolar disorder, HIV, and environmental issues. Regardless of the subject matter, Ben’s work pushes the cinematographic medium while crafting evocative human stories that elevate topics to broader platforms of dialog. He has directed and produced long-form documentaries, docu-series, international HOSTED series and branded content.
Ben is repRESENTED by wme AND SLOSS ECKHOUSE DASTI HAYNES LAWCO.
