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
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.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
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.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/planet-nollywood-1.777113|title=Planet Nollywood|last=Dymond|first=Greig|date=23 January 2009|publisher=CBC.ca|access-date=5 August 2012}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/life/kivalina+exxon+puts+human+face+climate+change/7274016/story.html|title=Kivalina v. Exxon puts human face on climate change|first=T'Cha | last=Dunlevy| date=20 September 2012 | newspaper=The Gazette | location=Montreal | accessdate=26 April 2018}}
His fifth film, Plastic People (2024), investigates the threat of microplastics in human bodies and our addiction to plastic.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
He has directed documentary television for Vice, Disney+ and BBC, and in 2020, co-directed episodes of Becoming You for Apple TV+.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
Awards
- In 2009, the film Nollywood Babylon was nominated for "Best World Cinema - Documentary" at 2009 Sundance Film Festival.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
- In 2011, the film Kivalina V. Exxon won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://whistlerfilmfestival.com/about/wff-winners/|title=Winners |website=Whistler Film Festival|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915164942/http://whistlerfilmfestival.com/about/wff-winners/ |archive-date=15 September 2016 }}
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|1057370|Ben Addelman}}
- [https://www.nfb.ca/explore-all-directors/ben-addelman Ben Addelman] at National Film Board of Canada
- [https://www.nfb.ca/film/discordia Discordia] at National Film Board of Canada
- [https://www.nfb.ca/film/bombay_calling Bombay Calling] at National Film Board of Canada
- [http://www.nfb.ca/webextension/nollywood-babylon/ Nollywood Babylon] at National Film Board of Canada
- {{Cite web |title=Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics |url=https://plasticpeopledoc.com/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=PlasticPeopleDoc.com |language=en-US}}
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Category:Canadian documentary film directors
Category:Concordia University alumni
Category:Canadian Screen Award winning directors
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