8.1
Movie
Directing
Benjamin Ree
- Born
- (age 37)
- Birthplace
- Oslo, Norway
- Credits
- 8 titles
Biography
Benjamin Ree (born July 10, 1989) is a Norwegian director and cinematographer of several documentaries, including Magnus (2016), The Painter and the Thief (2020), and Ibelin (2024).
Ree began making films at the age of eleven and studied Journalism at Oslo Metropolitan University. After his studies Ree worked as a freelance videojournalist for BBC and Reuters, most notably covering the 2011 Norway attacks. Ree has said in interviews that making his first feature Magnus was his film school: "There I understood that I could transfer the interviews to a universal, nonverbal cinematic language."
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | David Lynch: Insight Film | Self |
Crew credits 7
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | The Greatest Illusion Film | Director |
| 2024 | The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Film | Director, Additional Editor |
| 2020 | The Painter and the Thief Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography |
| 2017 | The Ballad of Morgan Kane Film | Editorial Consultant |
| 2016 | Magnus Film | Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| 2014 | When Ailin Kissed Lars Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2012 | Dreaming of the Golden Eagle Film | Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography |