Ben De Raes

Birthplace

Antwerp, Belgium

Biography

Ben De Raes (1990, Antwerp) is a documentary filmmaker based in Brussels. Ben is interested in labour, communality and resistance. His films start from documentary but are influenced by fiction and experimental cinema. He holds a Master in Audiovisual Arts at KASK, Ghent, Belgium. Ben is a founding member of dagvorm_cinema, a filmmaker-collective that runs a cinema and shared post-production spaces with cooperative ideals. His films have been presented at Beursschouwburg, Visite, Working Title Film Festival and Encounters.