Ben Rivers
Directing · Director · Director of Photography · Writer
Born Jan 1, 1972 · Somerset, England
Active 1993–present
A London-based artist and filmmaker. He has created around 40 short and feature films that blur the line between documentary and fiction, often focusing on people living on the margins of society.
Filmography
At Night (2026) — CinematographyMare's Nest (2026) — Director · Editor · Sound · Producer · Writer · Director of PhotographyThe Wind, One Brilliant Day (2026) — Director · Editor · Director of PhotographyIjen / London (2022) — DirectorMohammed Mrabet (2015) — DirectorPhantoms of a Libertine (2012) — DirectorThe House Was Quiet (2020) — DirectorAlice (2009) — DirectorLet Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget (2013) — Cinematography · Sound Recordist · Sound DesignerA Spell to Ward Off the Darkness (2013) — Director · Editor · Writer · Director of Photography · Sound RecordistThe Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers (2015) — Director · Director of Photography · WriterTwo Years at Sea (2012) — Director · WriterKrabi, 2562 (2019) — Director · Director of Photography · ProducerThe Creation as We Saw It (2012) — DirectorBogancloch (2025) — Director · Editor · Producer · Director of Photography · SoundOrigin of the Species (2008) — DirectorI Know Where I'm Going (2009) — DirectorA Distant Episode (2015) — Director of Photography · DirectorAh, Liberty! (2008) — DirectorThe Hunchback (2016) — Director · WriterThis Is My Land (2007) — DirectorSlow Action (2018) — Director · Producer · Director of Photography · EditorGhost Strata (2019) — Director · Director of Photography · EditorTrees Down Here (2018) — Sound · Director of Photography · Editor · Director