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)
- The Eyes of Ghana ... (Director)
- I Got My Brother ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- The First Rain ... (Director)
- Doc Albany ... (Director)
2024
- The Last Repair Shop ... (Director)
- The Turnaround ... (Producer)
- The Final Copy of Ilon Specht ... (Director)
- Motorcycle Mary ... (Executive Producer)
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 Silent Pulse of the Universe ... (Director)
- Jerry ... (Director)
- The Beauty President ... (Executive Producer)
- Angela ... (Producer)
- The Unchosen One ... (Director)
2020
- A Concerto Is a Conversation ... (Screenplay)
- Humberto ... (Producer)
- Calvin ... (Director)
- Rosary ... (Director)
2019
- That's My Jazz ... (Executive Producer)
- The King of Fish and Chips ... (Director)
- The Lost Astronaut ... (Director)
- Kim I Am ... (Director)
- The Other Fab Four ... (Director)
- Beautifully Savage ... (Director)
2018
- The Catalyte Story ... (Director)
- George ... (Director)
- Still Here ... (Director)
2017
- Kunstglaser ... (Director)
- A Love Letter to Lisbon ... (Director)
- Lost at Sea ... (Director)
2016
- Rwanda & Juliet ... (Producer)
2015
- Mother Earth ... (Director)
- Rust ... (Director)
- Fibre & Wood ... (Director)
- Ladybug ... (Director)
- Turns ... (Director)
- Stone ... (Director)
- Paper Ruscha ... (Director)
2013
- The Ox ... (Producer)
2011
- Dinner With Fred ... (Director)
- Ink & Paper ... (Director)