Ben Proudfoot
Known for
Directing
Born
October 29, 1990 (age 35)
Birthplace
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
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.
Best known work
The Last Repair Shop
2024
A Concerto Is a Conversation
2020
The Queen of Basketball
2021
The Turnaround
2024
The Beauty President
2021
Mink!
2022
The Best Chef in the World
2022
Kim I Am
2019
That's My Jazz
2019
Ladybug
2015Filmography
TBA
The Buffalo MiracleDirector
TBA
Witt V. Air ForceDirector
2026
I Got My BrotherExecutive Producer
2026
The Baddest Speechwriter of AllDirector, Producer
2025
The Eyes of GhanaDirector, Producer
2025
Doc AlbanyDirector
2025
The First RainDirector, Producer, Executive Producer, Editor
2024
The TurnaroundProducer, Director
2024
The Final Copy of Ilon SpechtDirector, Producer
2024
Motorcycle MaryExecutive Producer
2024
The Last Repair ShopDirector, Producer, Executive Producer
2023
Forgiving JohnnyDirector
2022
The Best Chef in the WorldDirector
2022
The First ReportProducer, Director
2022
Mink!Director, Producer
2022
If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEFDirector, Producer
2021
The Unchosen OneDirector, Producer
2021
The Silent Pulse of the UniverseDirector
2021
The Queen of BasketballDirector
2021
The Beauty PresidentExecutive Producer
2021
AngelaDirector, Producer
2021
JerryDirector, Producer
2020
CalvinDirector, Producer
2020
RosaryDirector, Producer
2020
HumbertoDirector, Producer