Ben is a South African documentary filmmaker who has been working in the USA since 2011. He completed his Masters degree at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and since then has been using a camera as a way to have better conversations, specifically with people who may think differently to him. In 2022 he founded Social Cohesion Lab, a company focused on using media to bridge divides, in conjunction with a documentary series about climate change opinions. He writes a popular Substack newsletter focused on long form interviews with everyday people. 

 

Previously he ran a documentary collective in Los Angeles, a production company focused on environmental outreach, and made his first film about his shopkeeper-father, called Taking Stock.