BEN REID - Writer & Director

Ben is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has received EMMY, BAFTA, RTS and GRIERSON nominations and awards. From true crime, drama and investigative journalism to history, sport and presenter led travel shows, his work has broadcast on BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, National Geographic, Discovery+, Sky, Disney+, NBC and NETFLIX.

  1. DOPE: CHICAGO

    DOPE: CHICAGO tells the story of the city’s drug industry; following gun traffickers, drug dealers and the police as they prepare for the city’s most violent time of year – Memorial day weekend.

    Put forth by NETFLIX for 2018 Emmy Consideration for Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Picture Editing and Outstanding Cinematography.

    Filmed & Directed by Ben Reid
    Wall To Wall Television

  2. INNOCENCE

    BAFTA short-listed and OSCAR qualifying short film.

    Winner of twelve international film awards including Best Film, Best Actor & Best Screenplay.

    When a worker falls to his death at a care home, it appears to be a terrible accident. But when a detective questions a young man with Down syndrome spotted at the scene, they uncover a crime more shocking than anyone imagined.

    Directed by Ben Reid
    Written by Ben Reid and Owen Gower

  3. STEVE BUSCEMI: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

    EMMY award-winning history series.

    Steve Buscemi traces his great-great grandfather back to the 1870s New Jersey, where he lived with his wife Julia and his burgeoning young family. But as Steve digs deeper, he finds a darker story - another secret family, a tarnished Civil War service record and, most mysteriously, a suicide note without a suicide.

    Wall To Wall Television

  4. CATCHING KILLERS

    Two-part true crime film.

    After multiple gay men sharing similar features go missing in Toronto, detectives follow an international tip with horrific claims of cannibalism.

    Written & Directed by Ben Reid
    Raw Television

  5. TURN BACK TIME

    RTS award winning BBC documentary series.

    A group of contemporary families are transported back to the 1900s and live through a century of social and economic change.

    Director
    Wall To Wall Television

  6. GET IN GO FAR - Television Commercial

    Master TV advert to launch the apprenticeship advertising campaign ‘Get In Go Far.’

    Director
    Firecracker Films Branded Content

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