Ben Addelman is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and is a director of: '' Discordia'', '' Bombay Calling'', '' Nollywood Babylon'', ''Kivalina vs. Exxon'', and ''

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Career

His first film '' Discordia'' (2004) follows three students during the aftermath of the Netanyahu Incident at

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in 2002, co-directed with Samir Mallal and produced by Adam Symansky from the

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. His second film, '' Bombay Calling'' (2006) follows the lives of

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in Bombay (

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), India, co-directed with Samir Mallal and produced by Adam Symansky from the

. His third film, '' Nollywood Babylon'' (2008) is a documentary about the popularity of Nigerian movies, with co-director Samir Mallal, co-produced with the

in association with the Canadian TV channel documentary Channel. 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. His fifth film, ''

'' (2024), investigates the threat of microplastics in human bodies and our addiction to plastic. He and co-director Ziya Tong won the

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for Best Direction in a Documentary Program at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025. He has directed documentary television for Vice, Disney+ and BBC, and in 2020, co-directed episodes of Becoming You for Apple TV+.

Awards

*In 2009, the film ''Nollywood Babylon'' was nominated for "Best World Cinema - Documentary" at

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. *In 2011, the film ''Kivalina V. Exxon'' won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival.

References

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* Canadian documentary film directors Living people Concordia University alumni 1977 births Canadian Screen Award winning directors {{Canada-film-director-stub