Ben Addelman
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Ben Addelman is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and is a director of: Discordia, Bombay Calling, Nollywood Babylon, Kivalina vs. Exxon, and Plastic People.
Career
[edit | edit source]His first film Discordia (2004) follows three students during the aftermath of the Netanyahu Incident at Concordia University in Montreal in 2002, co-directed with Samir Mallal and produced by Adam Symansky from the National Film Board of Canada.[citation needed]
His second film, Bombay Calling (2006) follows the lives of telemarketers working outsourced jobs in a call center in Bombay (Mumbai), India, co-directed with Samir Mallal and produced by Adam Symansky from the National Film Board of Canada.[citation needed]
His third film, Nollywood Babylon (2008) is a documentary about the popularity of Nigerian movies, with co-director Samir Mallal, co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Canadian TV channel documentary Channel.[1]
His fourth film, Kivalina v. Exxon (2011), follows the efforts of a small town in Alaska in a lawsuit against the oil and gas industries for climate change-related damages.[2]
His fifth film, Plastic People (2024), investigates the threat of microplastics in human bodies and our addiction to plastic.[3] He and co-director Ziya Tong won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Program at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025.[4]
He has directed documentary television for Vice, Disney+ and BBC, and in 2020, co-directed episodes of Becoming You for Apple TV+.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- In 2009, the film Nollywood Babylon was nominated for "Best World Cinema - Documentary" at 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[citation needed]
- In 2011, the film Kivalina V. Exxon won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ben Addelman at IMDb
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