Director | Editor
BENJAMIN
SCHWARTZ
Ben is an award winning filmmaker based in New York City.
Narrative filmmaker, producer, director, and editor, with over 14 years of experience making short films.
MY INDEPENDENT WORK
Here you’ll find a small selection of my previous work that I own. These three short films have gone on to receive notable recognition from around the US.
2022 | Abducted Anonymous
A seventeen-minute sci-fi comedic thriller that was created on a budget of just six thousand dollars with the help of a large crew of Emerson students green-lit through an independent student organization.
Abducted Anonymous went on to screen at many 2023 festival's, including the 48th Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest. Later that year, the film was featured and remains on Beyond The Short.
2019 | Polaroid
During a winter break at home, a short five minute horror film was made with no money or equipment, entirely self created with exception of some stand-ins.
Polaroid went on to be selected at 2019's NFFTY coupled with an audience award for the category. In 2020, Polaroid was purchased by indie studio Gunpowder & Sky and streams on Alter.
2017 | The Hampton Family Massacre
With the help of a longtime friend to star as a subject, a seven minute horror short film was put together using no recorded sound which was entirely redone with foley and sample sound editing.
At the end of my high school Senior year, The Hampton Family Massacre was selected to be shown at the 43rd Seattle International Film Festival.
