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