Ben Proudfoot
Directing
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
Directing44
movieThe Eyes of Ghana
2025
Director
movieDoc Albany
2025
Director
movieThe First Rain
2025
Director
movieThe Turnaround
2024
Director
movieThe Last Repair Shop
2024
Director
movieForgiving Johnny
2023
Director
movieThe First Report
2022
Director
movieMink!
2022
Director
movieThe Unchosen One
2021
Director
movieThe Queen of Basketball
2021
Director
movieAngela
2021
Director
movieJerry
2021
Director
movieCalvin
2020
Director
movieRosary
2020
Director
movieHumberto
2020
Director
movieThe Lost Astronaut
2019
Director
movieThe Other Fab Four
2019
Director
movieKim I Am
2019
Director
movieThat's My Jazz
2019
Director
movieBeautifully Savage
2019
Director
movieGeorge
2018
Director
movieThe Catalyte Story
2018
Director
movieStill Here
2018
Director
movieA Love Letter to Lisbon
2017
Director
movieKunstglaser
2017
Director
movieLost at Sea
2017
Director
movieRwanda & Juliet
2016
Director
movieRust
2015
Director
movieLadybug
2015
Director
movieFibre & Wood
2015
Director
movieTurns
2015
Director
movieStone
2015
Director
movieMother Earth
2015
Director
moviePaper Ruscha
2015
Director
movieThe Ox
2013
Director
movieInk & Paper
2011
Director
movieDinner With Fred
2011
Director
Production31
I Got My Brother
2026
Executive Producer
movieThe Eyes of Ghana
2025
Producer
movieThe First Rain
2025
Producer, Executive Producer
movieThe Turnaround
2024
Producer
movieMotorcycle Mary
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe Last Repair Shop
2024
Executive Producer, Producer
movieThe First Report
2022
Producer
movieMink!
2022
Producer
movieThe Unchosen One
2021
Producer
movieThe Beauty President
2021
Executive Producer
movieAngela
2021
Producer
movieJerry
2021
Producer
movieCalvin
2020
Producer
movieRosary
2020
Producer
movieHumberto
2020
Producer
movieThat's My Jazz
2019
Executive Producer
movieGeorge
2018
Producer
movieStill Here
2018
Producer
movieA Love Letter to Lisbon
2017
Producer
movieRwanda & Juliet
2016
Producer
movieRust
2015
Producer
movieLadybug
2015
Producer
movieFibre & Wood
2015
Producer
movieTurns
2015
Producer
movieStone
2015
Producer
movieMother Earth
2015
Producer
movieThe Ox
2013
Producer
Crew7
movieRust
2015
Cinematography
movieLadybug
2015
Cinematography
movieFibre & Wood
2015
Cinematography
movieTurns
2015
Cinematography
movieStone
2015
Cinematography
movieMother Earth
2015
Cinematography
movieThe Ox
2013
Cinematography
Writing3
movieA Concerto Is a Conversation
2020
Screenplay
movieRwanda & Juliet
2016
Writer
Editing2
movieThe First Rain
2025
Editor
movieThe Ox
2013
Editor
Camera1
movieRwanda & Juliet
2016
Director of Photography