Ben Proudfoot

Ben Proudfoot

Known for
Directing
Born
October 29, 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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.

Known For

Filmography

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Witt V. Air Force

Witt V. Air Force

Movie · Director

2026
The Eyes of Ghana poster

The Eyes of Ghana

Movie · Director

2026
The Baddest Speechwriter of All poster

The Baddest Speechwriter of All

Movie · Director

2026
The Buffalo Miracle

The Buffalo Miracle

Movie · Director

2025
Doc Albany poster

Doc Albany

Movie · Director

2025
The First Rain poster

The First Rain

Movie · Director

2024
The Last Repair Shop poster

The Last Repair Shop

Movie · Director

2024
The Final Copy of Ilon Specht poster

The Final Copy of Ilon Specht

Movie · Director

2024
The Turnaround poster

The Turnaround

Movie · Director

2023
Forgiving Johnny poster

Forgiving Johnny

Movie · Director

2022
Mink! poster

Mink!

Movie · Director

2022
If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF poster

If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF

Movie · Director

2022
The Best Chef in the World poster

The Best Chef in the World

Movie · Director

2022
The First Report poster

The First Report

Movie · Director

2021
The Queen of Basketball poster

The Queen of Basketball

Movie · Director

2021
The Silent Pulse of the Universe poster

The Silent Pulse of the Universe

Movie · Director

2021
Jerry poster

Jerry

Movie · Director

2021
Angela poster

Angela

Movie · Director

2021
The Unchosen One poster

The Unchosen One

Movie · Director

2020
Rosary poster

Rosary

Movie · Director

2020
Calvin poster

Calvin

Movie · Director

2020
Humberto poster

Humberto

Movie · Director

2020
A Concerto Is a Conversation poster

A Concerto Is a Conversation

Movie · Director

2019
Kim I Am poster

Kim I Am

Movie · Director

2019
The Lost Astronaut poster

The Lost Astronaut

Movie · Director

2019
The Other Fab Four poster

The Other Fab Four

Movie · Director

2019
The King of Fish and Chips poster

The King of Fish and Chips

Movie · Director

2019
That's My Jazz poster

That's My Jazz

Movie · Director

2019
Beautifully Savage poster

Beautifully Savage

Movie · Director

2018
Still Here poster

Still Here

Movie · Director

2018
George poster

George

Movie · Director

2018
The Catalyte Story poster

The Catalyte Story

Movie · Director

2017
A Love Letter to Lisbon poster

A Love Letter to Lisbon

Movie · Director

2017
Kunstglaser poster

Kunstglaser

Movie · Director

2017
Lost at Sea poster

Lost at Sea

Movie · Director

2016
Rwanda & Juliet poster

Rwanda & Juliet

Movie · Director

2015
Stone poster

Stone

Movie · Director

2015
Turns poster

Turns

Movie · Director

2015
Fibre & Wood poster

Fibre & Wood

Movie · Director

2015
Rust poster

Rust

Movie · Director

2015
Mother Earth poster

Mother Earth

Movie · Director

2015
Ladybug poster

Ladybug

Movie · Director

2015
Paper Ruscha poster

Paper Ruscha

Movie · Director

2013
The Ox poster

The Ox

Movie · Director

2011
Dinner With Fred poster

Dinner With Fred

Movie · Director

2011
Ink & Paper poster

Ink & Paper

Movie · Director