Ben Addelman (born 1977) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing four documentaries: '' Discordia'', ''

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'', '' Nollywood Babylon'', and ''Kivalina vs. Exxon''. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, screenwriter and sound designer.

Career

His first film '' Discordia'' (2004) co-directed with Samir Mallal follows three students during the aftermath of the Netenyahu Incident at Concordia University in Montreal in 2002. His second film, ''

'' (2006) also co-directed with Samir Mallal follows the lives of telemarketers working

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in Bombay ( Mumbai), India. Both films were produced by

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from the National Film Board of Canada. His third film, '' Nollywood Babylon'' (2008) with co-director Samir Mallal, a documentary co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel is about the explosive popularity of Nigerian movies. 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. He has directed documentary television for Vice, Apple TV+, Disney+ and BBC. A recent Apple TV+ show that he was a director on is

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Awards

*In 2009, he was nominated with co-director Samir Mallal for "Best World Cinema - Documentary" award during

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for the film ''Nollywood Babylon''. *Won Best Documentary at the Whistler Film Festival in 2011 for ''Kivalina V. Exxon''.

References

External links

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NFB page of Ben AddelmanDiscordiaBombay CallingNollywood Babylon
Canadian documentary film directors Film directors from Montreal Living people Anglophone Quebec people Concordia University alumni 1977 births {{Canada-film-director-stub