An innovative director whose work combines technical wizardry, surreal whimsey, and rich emotional storytelling. Ben was born and raised in Seattle. He moved down to LA at 18 to earn a BFA in film production from USC. Since then, his short films have screened at more than 200 festivals around the world and his music videos have been viewed over a million times online. Ben wants to make movies that connect through empathy and advocate for social justice and equality… and to shoe-horn puppets into as many projects as possible.