Ben Proudfoot
Born: 1990-10-29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Baddest Speechwriter of All ... (Director)
- I Got My Brother ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- The Eyes of Ghana ... (Director)
- Doc Albany ... (Director)
- The First Rain ... (Director)
2024
- The Last Repair Shop ... (Director)
- Motorcycle Mary ... (Executive Producer)
- The Turnaround ... (Producer)
- The Final Copy of Ilon Specht ... (Director)
2023
- Forgiving Johnny ... (Director)
2022
- Mink! ... (Director)
- If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF ... (Producer)
- The Best Chef in the World ... (Director)
- The First Report ... (Producer)
2021
- The Queen of Basketball ... (Director)
- The Beauty President ... (Executive Producer)
- The Unchosen One ... (Director)
- The Silent Pulse of the Universe ... (Director)
- Jerry ... (Director)
- Angela ... (Producer)
2020
- A Concerto Is a Conversation ... (Screenplay)
- Calvin ... (Director)
- Rosary ... (Director)
- Humberto ... (Producer)
2019
- Kim I Am ... (Director)
- Beautifully Savage ... (Director)
- That's My Jazz ... (Executive Producer)
- The Lost Astronaut ... (Director)
- The King of Fish and Chips ... (Director)
- The Other Fab Four ... (Director)
2018
- George ... (Director)
- The Catalyte Story ... (Director)
- Still Here ... (Director)
2017
- Kunstglaser ... (Director)
- A Love Letter to Lisbon ... (Director)
- Lost at Sea ... (Director)
2016
- Rwanda & Juliet ... (Producer)
2015
- Stone ... (Director)
- Paper Ruscha ... (Director)
- Mother Earth ... (Director)
- Turns ... (Director)
- Ladybug ... (Director)
- Rust ... (Director)
- Fibre & Wood ... (Director)
2013
- The Ox ... (Producer)
2011
- Dinner With Fred ... (Director)
- Ink & Paper ... (Director)