Description
Ben is a Bristol-based editor with over a decade of experience across drama, documentary, branded content and digital. Known for emotional clarity, strong storytelling instinct and a sharp sense of pace, he brings intent and impact to every cut. Over the years, he’s edited more than 20 short films, nearly 150 episodes of children’s television, close to 100 digital content pieces, an indie feature film, music videos, commercials, behind-the-scenes docuseries and many hours of social content.
His acclaimed short Boys Like You qualified for BAFTA and BIFA consideration, won multiple awards, and was praised by Shane Meadows as “a sawn-off shotgun of a short… a potent cinematic punch to the guts.” His earlier horror short Hungry Joe qualified for BAFTA and Oscar consideration, earned numerous international awards, and was named by Short of the Week as “one of the UK’s great modern horror shorts.” Most recently, True Love and Wormholes, starring Anjana Vasan and Corey Mylchreest, was broadcast on BBC3 as part of their Long Story Short programme. Collectively, Ben’s short films have received well over 100 festival selections and more than 30 awards.
Ben’s work includes projects for Netflix, BBC, Disney, HBO, Aardman, NatGeo, WWF and Silverback Films, including the Jackson Wild Award-winning How To Save Our Planet alongside David Attenborough: Our Planet. A deeply collaborative editor and creative problem-solver, he brings clarity, precision and emotional intent to projects tackling complex and sensitive themes.
To further his career into broadcast narrative, Ben is now working in Assistant Editor roles in HETV, including 1st Assistant Editor on Mavis, for ITV, produced by Bristol production company, Indefinite Films.
Ben is represented by Powerhouse Talent Management. If you would like to discuss potential projects, collaborations, or availability, please contact Sonia using the form at the bottom of this page.
Special Interests
Versatile offline editor with a rich and varied body of work spanning scripted shorts, documentary, commercial, and children's. Known for a deeply creative and emotionally-driven approach to storytelling, treating every cut and shot choice as an opportunity to shape feeling. Confident handling sensitive and challenging material with care. Punctual, technically meticulous, and calm under pressure; works quickly & efficiently, thriving on problem-solving. Seeking to develop a growing reputation in character-led drama into greater editorial responsibility and longer-form scripted projects.
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Horror, Short Film, Sport