Ben Russell
Biography
Ben Russell (b.1976, USA) is an artist and filmmaker whose films and installations are in direct conversation with the history of the documentary image, providing a time-based inquiry into trance phenomena. Russell received a FIPRESCI International Critics Prize (IFFR 2009) for his first feature film Let Each One Go Where He May.
Filmography
- 2026La ProspettivaLa ProspettivaFilm · Director
- 2026Another EarthFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 2024Direct ActionFilm · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2022Against TimeFilm · Director
- 2021The Invisible MountainFilm · Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director
- 2020What Distinguishes the PastFilm · Director
- 2020Conjuring the DevilConjuring the DevilFilm · Director
- 2019Color-BlindFilm · Director, Director of Photography, Sound, Editor
- 2018The Rare EventFilm · Director
- 2017Good LuckFilm · Writer, Director
- 2017OuroborosFilm · Cinematography
- 2016He Who Eats ChildrenHe Who Eats ChildrenFilm · Director
- 2015YOLOFilm · Director
- 2015Renée’s RoomRenée’s RoomFilm · Director of Photography
- 2015Greetings to the AncestorsFilm · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer, Producer
- 2014AtlantisFilm · Director, Sound Designer, Producer, Cinematography, Sound Recordist, Writer, Editor
- 2014Deep SleepFilm · Director of Photography
- 2014Pelican RadioFilm · Thanks
- 2013A Spell to Ward Off the DarknessFilm · Director, Writer, Editor, Sound Recordist, Director of Photography★ 6.2
- 2013Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We ForgetFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Writer, Producer, Sound Recordist, Sound Designer
- 2013Call No Man Happy Until He Is DeadFilm · Director
- 2012Austerity MeasuresFilm · Director
- 2012Ponce de LeónPonce de LeónFilm · Director, Editor, Cinematography
- 2011River RitesRiver RitesFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer
- 2011BeastBeastFilm · Director
- 2010Trypps #7 (Badlands)Film · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Recordist, Sound Designer
- 2009Let Each One Go Where He MayFilm · Director, Editor
- 2009Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto MuehlRock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto MuehlFilm · Director
- 2009Trypps #6 (Malobi)Trypps #6 (Malobi)Film · Director, Sound Designer, Editor, Cinematography, Sound Recordist
- 2008Black and White Trypps Number FourBlack and White Trypps Number FourFilm · Director, Editor, Sound Designer
- 2008Trypps #5 (Dubai)Trypps #5 (Dubai)Film · Director, Cinematography, Editor
- 2008Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)Film · Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
- 2008Tjúba Tén / The Wet SeasonTjúba Tén / The Wet SeasonFilm · Director
- 2007Black and White Trypps Number ThreeBlack and White Trypps Number ThreeFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer
- 2007Peace NoiseFilm · Director
- 2006Black and White Trypps Number TwoBlack and White Trypps Number TwoFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor
- 2006Flying Saucey!Flying Saucey!Film · Cinematography
- 2005Black and White Trypps Number OneBlack and White Trypps Number OneFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor
- 2005The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The KidThe Twenty-One Lives of Billy The KidFilm · Director, Editor, Cinematography, Writer
- 2005The Red and the Blue GodsThe Red and the Blue GodsFilm · Director, Sound Designer, Editor, Cinematography
- 2004The AtaraxiansThe AtaraxiansFilm · Producer, Director, Sound Designer, Cinematography, Editor
- 2004Extra TerrestrialExtra TerrestrialFilm · Director, Editor, Sound Designer, Cinematography
- 2004Last DaysLast DaysFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer
- 2003The TawnyThe TawnyFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer
- 2002the quarrythe quarryFilm · Director, Editor, Cinematography
- 2002The Breathers-InThe Breathers-InFilm · Director
- 2002The Magic KingdomFilm · Camera Operator
- 2002Terra IncognitaTerra IncognitaFilm · Director, Editor, Cinematography
- 2000DaumëDaumëFilm · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound Designer
- 1998The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)Film · Director, Writer, Cinematography, Editor