Biography
Benjamin Ree (born July 10, 1989) is a Norwegian director and cinematographer of several documentaries, including Magnus (2016), The Painter and the Thief (2020), and Ibelin (2024).
Ree began making films at the age of eleven and studied Journalism at Oslo Metropolitan University. After his studies Ree worked as a freelance videojournalist for BBC and Reuters, most notably covering the 2011 Norway attacks. Ree has said in interviews that making his first feature Magnus was his film school: "There I understood that I could transfer the interviews to a universal, nonverbal cinematic language."
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
Role: Additional Editor
MOVIE • 2024
The Painter and the Thief
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
The Painter and the Thief
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2020
The Painter and the Thief
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2020
The Ballad of Morgan Kane
Role: Editorial Consultant
MOVIE • 2017
Magnus
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
Magnus
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2016
Magnus
Role: Camera Operator
MOVIE • 2016
Magnus
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2016
When Ailin Kissed Lars
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014
When Ailin Kissed Lars
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2014
When Ailin Kissed Lars
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2014
Dreaming of the Golden Eagle
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012
Dreaming of the Golden Eagle
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2012
Dreaming of the Golden Eagle
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2012
Dreaming of the Golden Eagle
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2012
The Greatest Illusion
Role: Director
MOVIE • TBA