Name Ben Addelman Role Filmmaker | Education Concordia University | |
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Movies Nollywood Babylon, Bombay Calling, Discordia, Kivalina V Exxon: The Most Dan Similar People Samir Mallal, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, Osita Iheme, Chinedu Ikedieze, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde | ||
Ben Addelman is a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing four documentaries: Discordia, Bombay Calling, Nollywood Babylon, and Kivalina vs. Exxon. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, screenwriter and sound designer.
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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, 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.
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.