Ben Russell (filmmaker)

Russell developed his reputation over the numerous shorts he made throughout the 2000s,[1] many as part of his "Trypps" series,[2][3] and as the curator of the Magic Lantern Cinema in Providence, Rhode Island.

[4] In 2009, he made his acclaimed feature debut, Let Each One Go Where He May, shot in Suriname in a series of 13 long takes accomplished with a Steadicam.

[5][6] Both a Guggenheim Fellow and participating artist in documenta 14,[7] Russell's work has been described as drawing on elements of ethnography, psychedelia and Surrealism.

[14] Early in his career, Russell befriended the English filmmaker Ben Rivers, and the two would later co-program a touring series of their work.

[22] Russell received an MFA in film and video from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003.