Ben Russell
Director · Actor · WriterBen 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR7
Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder
2017
- Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto Muehl
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto Muehl
2009
- The Red and the Blue Gods
The Red and the Blue Gods
2005
The Red God
- The Ataraxians
The Ataraxians
2004
M.
- Extra Terrestrial
Extra Terrestrial
2004
A Keeper
- Daumë
Daumë
2000
- The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
1998
Abraham Lincoln
DIRECTOR43
Another Earth
2026
Director
Direct Action
2024
Director
Against Time
2022
Director
The Invisible Mountain
2021
Director
What Distinguishes the Past
2020
Director
- Conjuring the Devil
Conjuring the Devil
2020
Director
Color-Blind
2019
Director
The Rare Event
2018
Director
Good Luck
2017
Director
- He Who Eats Children
He Who Eats Children
2016
Director
Greetings to the Ancestors
2015
Director
YOLO
2015
Director
Atlantis
2014
Director
A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
2013
Director
Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget
2013
Director
Call No Man Happy Until He Is Dead
2013
Director
Austerity Measures
2012
Director
- Ponce de León
Ponce de León
2012
Director
- River Rites
River Rites
2011
Director
- Beast
Beast
2011
Director
Trypps #7 (Badlands)
2010
Director
Let Each One Go Where He May
2009
Director
- Trypps #6 (Malobi)
Trypps #6 (Malobi)
2009
Director
- Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto Muehl
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto Muehl
2009
Director
- Black and White Trypps Number Four
Black and White Trypps Number Four
2008
Director
- Trypps #5 (Dubai)
Trypps #5 (Dubai)
2008
Director
- Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)
Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)
2008
Director
- Tjúba Tén / The Wet Season
Tjúba Tén / The Wet Season
2008
Director
- Black and White Trypps Number Three
Black and White Trypps Number Three
2007
Director
Peace Noise
2007
Director
- Black and White Trypps Number Two
Black and White Trypps Number Two
2006
Director
- Black and White Trypps Number One
Black and White Trypps Number One
2005
Director
- The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
2005
Director
- The Red and the Blue Gods
The Red and the Blue Gods
2005
Director
- The Ataraxians
The Ataraxians
2004
Director
- Extra Terrestrial
Extra Terrestrial
2004
Director
- Last Days
Last Days
2004
Director
- The Tawny
The Tawny
2003
Director
- Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita
2002
Director
- the quarry
the quarry
2002
Director
- The Breathers-In
The Breathers-In
2002
Director
- Daumë
Daumë
2000
Director
- The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
1998
Director
WRITER7
The Invisible Mountain
2021
Writer
Good Luck
2017
Writer
Atlantis
2014
Writer
Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget
2013
Writer
A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
2013
Writer
- The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
2005
Writer
- The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
1998
Writer
PRODUCER6
EDITOR28
Direct Action
2024
Editor
The Invisible Mountain
2021
Editor
Color-Blind
2019
Editor
Greetings to the Ancestors
2015
Editor
Atlantis
2014
Editor
Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget
2013
Editor
A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
2013
Editor
- Ponce de León
Ponce de León
2012
Editor
- River Rites
River Rites
2011
Editor
Trypps #7 (Badlands)
2010
Editor
- Trypps #6 (Malobi)
Trypps #6 (Malobi)
2009
Editor
Let Each One Go Where He May
2009
Editor
- Black and White Trypps Number Four
Black and White Trypps Number Four
2008
Editor
- Trypps #5 (Dubai)
Trypps #5 (Dubai)
2008
Editor
- Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)
Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)
2008
Editor
- Black and White Trypps Number Three
Black and White Trypps Number Three
2007
Editor
- Black and White Trypps Number Two
Black and White Trypps Number Two
2006
Editor
- The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
2005
Editor
- The Red and the Blue Gods
The Red and the Blue Gods
2005
Editor
- Black and White Trypps Number One
Black and White Trypps Number One
2005
Editor
- Extra Terrestrial
Extra Terrestrial
2004
Editor
- The Ataraxians
The Ataraxians
2004
Editor
- Last Days
Last Days
2004
Editor
- The Tawny
The Tawny
2003
Editor
- Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita
2002
Editor
- the quarry
the quarry
2002
Editor
- Daumë
Daumë
2000
Editor
- The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
1998
Editor
CINEMATOGRAPHER10
Another Earth
2026
Director of Photography
Direct Action
2024
Director of Photography
The Invisible Mountain
2021
Director of Photography
Color-Blind
2019
Director of Photography
Greetings to the Ancestors
2015
Director of Photography
- Renée’s Room
Renée’s Room
2015
Director of Photography
Deep Sleep
2014
Director of Photography
A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
2013
Director of Photography
- Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)
Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai)
2008
Director of Photography
The Magic Kingdom
2002
Camera Operator
SOUND16
Color-Blind
2019
Sound
Greetings to the Ancestors
2015
Sound Designer
Atlantis
2014
Sound Designer, Sound Recordist
Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget
2013
Sound Recordist, Sound Designer
A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
2013
Sound Recordist
- River Rites
River Rites
2011
Sound Designer
Trypps #7 (Badlands)
2010
Sound Recordist, Sound Designer
- Trypps #6 (Malobi)
Trypps #6 (Malobi)
2009
Sound Designer, Sound Recordist
- Black and White Trypps Number Four
Black and White Trypps Number Four
2008
Sound Designer
- Black and White Trypps Number Three
Black and White Trypps Number Three
2007
Sound Designer
- The Red and the Blue Gods
The Red and the Blue Gods
2005
Sound Designer
- Extra Terrestrial
Extra Terrestrial
2004
Sound Designer
- The Ataraxians
The Ataraxians
2004
Sound Designer
- Last Days
Last Days
2004
Sound Designer
- The Tawny
The Tawny
2003
Sound Designer
- Daumë
Daumë
2000
Sound Designer
CREW23
Ouroboros
2017
Cinematography
Pelican Radio
2014
Thanks
Atlantis
2014
Cinematography
Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget
2013
Cinematography
- Ponce de León
Ponce de León
2012
Cinematography
- River Rites
River Rites
2011
Cinematography
Trypps #7 (Badlands)
2010
Cinematography
- Trypps #6 (Malobi)
Trypps #6 (Malobi)
2009
Cinematography
- Trypps #5 (Dubai)
Trypps #5 (Dubai)
2008
Cinematography
- Black and White Trypps Number Three
Black and White Trypps Number Three
2007
Cinematography
- Flying Saucey!
Flying Saucey!
2006
Cinematography
- Black and White Trypps Number Two
Black and White Trypps Number Two
2006
Cinematography
- The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid
2005
Cinematography
- Black and White Trypps Number One
Black and White Trypps Number One
2005
Cinematography
- The Red and the Blue Gods
The Red and the Blue Gods
2005
Cinematography
- Last Days
Last Days
2004
Cinematography
- The Ataraxians
The Ataraxians
2004
Cinematography
- Extra Terrestrial
Extra Terrestrial
2004
Cinematography
- The Tawny
The Tawny
2003
Cinematography
- the quarry
the quarry
2002
Cinematography
- Terra Incognita
Terra Incognita
2002
Cinematography
- Daumë
Daumë
2000
Cinematography
- The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts)
1998
Cinematography
