Ben Addelman

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Ben Addelman

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ben Addelman is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is best known for directing three documentaries: Discordia, Bombay Calling and Nollywood Babylon. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, screenwriter and sound designer. 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, Bombay Calling (2006) also co-directed with Samir Mallal follows the lives of telemarketers working outsourced jobs in a call center in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Both films were produced by Adam Symansky 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Addelman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2024
Plastic People

as Director

2012
Kivalina vs. Exxon

as Director

2009
Nollywood Babylon

as Director

2004
Discordia

as Director

Writer

2009
2004
Discordia

as Writer

Sound

2009
2004
Discordia

as Sound Recordist

Producer

2009
Nollywood Babylon

as Producer

Crew

2009
Nollywood Babylon

as Cinematography

Editor

2004
Discordia

as Editor

Camera

2004
Discordia

as Director of Photography