Ben Russell

Biography

Ben 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.

Most Famous Work

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The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid

(2005) Writer

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Let Each One Go Where He May

(2009) Editor

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A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness

(2013) Writer

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Atlantis

(2014) Writer

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Peace Noise

(2007) Director

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The Invisible Mountain

(2021) Writer

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Flying Saucey!

(2006) Cinematography

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Trypps #7 (Badlands)

(2010) Sound Recordist

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2017	N/A	Ride Like Lightning, Crash Like Thunder 2017-10-08 Movie
2009	N/A	Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto Muehl 2009-09-06 Movie
2005	The Red God	The Red and the Blue Gods 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	M.	The Ataraxians 2004-01-01 Movie
	A Keeper	Extra Terrestrial 2004-01-01 Movie
2000	N/A	Daumë 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	Abraham Lincoln	The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) 1998-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Director	Against Time 2022-08-07 Movie
2021	Director	The Invisible Mountain 2021-07-20 Movie
2020	Director	What Distinguishes the Past 2020-11-25 Movie
	Director	Conjuring 2020-01-22 Movie
2019	Director	Color-Blind 2019-08-14 Movie
2018	Director	The Rare Event 2018-02-26 Movie
2017	Director	Good Luck 2017-08-20 Movie
2016	Director	He Who Eats Children 2016-02-12 Movie
2015	Director	YOLO 2015-09-15 Movie
	Director	Greetings to the Ancestors 2015-01-23 Movie
2014	Director	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
2013	Director	A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2013-08-09 Movie
	Director	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
2012	Director	Ponce de León 2012-05-29 Movie
	Director	Austerity Measures 2012-05-29 Movie
2011	Director	River Rites 2011-09-05 Movie
	Director	Beast 2011-07-09 Movie
2010	Director	Trypps #7 (Badlands) 2010-04-15 Movie
2009	Director	Let Each One Go Where He May 2009-09-12 Movie
	Director	Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Via Kardinal by Otto Muehl 2009-09-06 Movie
	Director	Trypps #6 (Malobi) 2009-06-20 Movie
2008	Director	Black and White Trypps Number Four 2008-06-20 Movie
	Director	Trypps #5 (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
	Director	Tjúba Tén / The Wet Season 2008-06-20 Movie
	Director	Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
2007	Director	Black and White Trypps Number Three 2007-06-16 Movie
	Director	Peace Noise 2007-06-02 Movie
2006	Director	Black and White Trypps Number Two 2006-06-18 Movie
2005	Director	Black and White Trypps Number One 2005-06-18 Movie
	Director	The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid 2005-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Red and the Blue Gods 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Director	The Ataraxians 2004-01-01 Movie
	Director	Extra Terrestrial 2004-01-01 Movie
	Director	Last Days 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	The Tawny 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Director	the quarry 2002-11-16 Movie
	Director	The Breathers-In 2002-03-12 Movie
	Director	Terra Incognita 2002-01-01 Movie
2000	Director	Daumë 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	Director	The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) 1998-01-01 Movie
	Director	Call No Man Happy Until He Is Dead Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Director of Photography	The Invisible Mountain 2021-07-20 Movie
2019	Director of Photography	Color-Blind 2019-08-14 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	Greetings to the Ancestors 2015-01-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Renée’s Room 2015-01-01 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	Deep Sleep 2014-09-08 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2013-08-09 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
2002	Camera Operator	The Magic Kingdom 2002-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Editor	The Invisible Mountain 2021-07-20 Movie
2019	Editor	Color-Blind 2019-08-14 Movie
2015	Editor	Greetings to the Ancestors 2015-01-23 Movie
2014	Editor	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
2013	Editor	A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2013-08-09 Movie
	Editor	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
2012	Editor	Ponce de León 2012-05-29 Movie
2011	Editor	River Rites 2011-09-05 Movie
2010	Editor	Trypps #7 (Badlands) 2010-04-15 Movie
2009	Editor	Let Each One Go Where He May 2009-09-12 Movie
	Editor	Trypps #6 (Malobi) 2009-06-20 Movie
2008	Editor	Black and White Trypps Number Four 2008-06-20 Movie
	Editor	Trypps #5 (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
	Editor	Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
2007	Editor	Black and White Trypps Number Three 2007-06-16 Movie
2006	Editor	Black and White Trypps Number Two 2006-06-18 Movie
2005	Editor	Black and White Trypps Number One 2005-06-18 Movie
	Editor	The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid 2005-01-01 Movie
	Editor	The Red and the Blue Gods 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Editor	Extra Terrestrial 2004-01-01 Movie
	Editor	Last Days 2004-01-01 Movie
	Editor	The Ataraxians 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Editor	The Tawny 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Editor	the quarry 2002-11-16 Movie
	Editor	Terra Incognita 2002-01-01 Movie
2000	Editor	Daumë 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	Editor	The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) 1998-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	The Invisible Mountain 2021-07-20 Movie
2015	Producer	Greetings to the Ancestors 2015-01-23 Movie
2014	Producer	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
2013	Producer	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
2008	Producer	Workers Leaving the Factory (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
2004	Producer	The Ataraxians 2004-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Writer	The Invisible Mountain 2021-07-20 Movie
2017	Writer	Good Luck 2017-08-20 Movie
2014	Writer	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
2013	Writer	A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2013-08-09 Movie
	Writer	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
2005	Writer	The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid 2005-01-01 Movie
1998	Writer	The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) 1998-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Sound	Color-Blind 2019-08-14 Movie
2015	Sound Designer	Greetings to the Ancestors 2015-01-23 Movie
2014	Sound Designer	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
	Sound Recordist	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
2013	Sound Recordist	A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness 2013-08-09 Movie
	Sound Recordist	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
	Sound Designer	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
2011	Sound Designer	River Rites 2011-09-05 Movie
2010	Sound Designer	Trypps #7 (Badlands) 2010-04-15 Movie
	Sound Recordist	Trypps #7 (Badlands) 2010-04-15 Movie
2009	Sound Designer	Trypps #6 (Malobi) 2009-06-20 Movie
	Sound Recordist	Trypps #6 (Malobi) 2009-06-20 Movie
2008	Sound Designer	Black and White Trypps Number Four 2008-06-20 Movie
2007	Sound Designer	Black and White Trypps Number Three 2007-06-16 Movie
2005	Sound Designer	The Red and the Blue Gods 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Sound Designer	Last Days 2004-01-01 Movie
	Sound Designer	Extra Terrestrial 2004-01-01 Movie
	Sound Designer	The Ataraxians 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Sound Designer	The Tawny 2003-01-01 Movie
2000	Sound Designer	Daumë 2000-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2017	Cinematography	Ouroboros 2017-04-29 Movie
2014	Cinematography	Atlantis 2014-10-19 Movie
2013	Cinematography	Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget 2013-07-04 Movie
	Thanks	Pelican Radio 2013-01-01 Movie
2012	Cinematography	Ponce de León 2012-05-29 Movie
2011	Cinematography	River Rites 2011-09-05 Movie
2010	Cinematography	Trypps #7 (Badlands) 2010-04-15 Movie
2009	Cinematography	Trypps #6 (Malobi) 2009-06-20 Movie
2008	Cinematography	Trypps #5 (Dubai) 2008-06-20 Movie
2007	Cinematography	Black and White Trypps Number Three 2007-06-16 Movie
2006	Cinematography	Black and White Trypps Number Two 2006-06-18 Movie
	Cinematography	Flying Saucey! 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Cinematography	Black and White Trypps Number One 2005-06-18 Movie
	Cinematography	The Twenty-One Lives of Billy The Kid 2005-01-01 Movie
	Cinematography	The Red and the Blue Gods 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Cinematography	Last Days 2004-01-01 Movie
	Cinematography	Extra Terrestrial 2004-01-01 Movie
	Cinematography	The Ataraxians 2004-01-01 Movie
2003	Cinematography	The Tawny 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Cinematography	the quarry 2002-11-16 Movie
	Cinematography	Terra Incognita 2002-01-01 Movie
2000	Cinematography	Daumë 2000-01-01 Movie
1998	Cinematography	The Death of Abraham Lincoln (In Three Parts) 1998-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv