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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Ben Addelman is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is best known for directing three documentaries: Discordia, Bombay Calling and Nollywood Babylon. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, screenwriter and sound designer.  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.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Addelman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Production

Cinematography:
2009  Nollywood Babylon

Director:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

Director of Photography:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

Editor:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

Producer:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

Sound:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

Sound Recordist:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

Writer:
2004  Discordia
2009  Nollywood Babylon
2012  Kivalina vs. Exxon
2023  Mind Games - The Experiment
2024  Plastic People

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